Muscat vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1193
$824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2748
$2217
🏠 One person rent
$598
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$1012
$688
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$140
$90.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1664
$864
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
42
36
😀 Quality of life
73
52
🏙️ Population
1.42M
6.98M

The cost of living in Muscat is 45% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 4774th and 6659th ($1193 vs $824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd in Oman and China, respectively. Check Oman vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Muscat compared to 1 months in Zhanjiang. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Zhanjiang ranked 90th in China, while ranked 2223rd and 6493rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Zhanjiang

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Muscat Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.24
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$5.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.4
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1094
$806
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.7
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.25%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2006
$4574
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1570
$2549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.6
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$4.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.31
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.58
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.37
$6.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.42
$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.4
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$6.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$38.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$645
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10581
$18767

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1082
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$797
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$530
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1173
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1455
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2356
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1543
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$559
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$526
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$514
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$717
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$521
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2100
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$494
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$2015
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$700
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$497
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$558
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1062
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1340
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1218
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$421
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$816
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$505
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$965
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$485
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1059
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$778
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$471
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$457
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$917
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$454

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Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$797
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$802
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$711
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$679
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$751
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$908
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$617
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$602
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$714
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$839
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$858
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$828
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$580
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$807
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$620
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$873
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$574
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$548
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$782
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$592
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1734
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$627
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$579
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$678
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$601
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$785
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$778
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$801
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$564
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$694
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$995
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2663
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2396
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$586
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$583
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$766
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$599
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$594
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$528
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$593