Muscat vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1110
$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2698
$2181
🏠 One person rent
$551
$384
🏘️ Family rent
$1053
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1727
$571
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
44
38
😀 Quality of life
68
43
🏙️ Population
1.42M
6.98M

The cost of living in Muscat is 42% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 4893rd and 6518th ($1110 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th in Oman and China, respectively. Check Oman vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Muscat compared to 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Zhanjiang ranked 152nd in China, while ranked 3189th and 6686th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$2.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$5.15
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$456
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1200
$883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.8
$10
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.99%
4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1760
$5666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1270
$3311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$18.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$4.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.5
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.47
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.56
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$9.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.1
$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$190
$594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8649
$20188

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$994
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1232
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548

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Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$774
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$774
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$671
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$660
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$794
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$895
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$614
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$595
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$725
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$839
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$824
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$819
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$572
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$806
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$623
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$830
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$577
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$491
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$778
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$586
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1590
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$602
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$592
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$641
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$607
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$763
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$780
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$808
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$606
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$678
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$958
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2753
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2427
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$565
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$523
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$783
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$511
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$545
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$538
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$601