Muscat vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2744
$2145
🏠 One person rent
$569
$373
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$682
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$84.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1705
$552
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
44
38
😀 Quality of life
68
45
🏙️ Population
1.42M
6.98M

The cost of living in Muscat is 45% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 4635th and 6458th ($1126 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 40th in Oman and China, respectively. Check Oman vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Muscat compared to 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Zhanjiang ranked 161st in China, while ranked 3535th and 6615th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.2
$2.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.5
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$587
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1239
$838
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$554
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$61.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$9.74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$7632
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1167
$3297
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.7
$17.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$5.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.84
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.06
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$9.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$47.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$609
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8464
$19859

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646

Cities near Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$857
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$831
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$620
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$638
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$806
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$876
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$592
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$568
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$735
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$830
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$816
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$824
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$547
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$791
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$611
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$812
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$571
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$481
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$552
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$573
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1565
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$575
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$590
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$618
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$596
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$742
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$785
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$781
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$605
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$589
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$939
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2614
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2410
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$557
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$517
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$774
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$504
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$524
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$525
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$573