Muscat vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1081
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2496
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$532
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1722
$575
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
43
77
😀 Quality of life
75
68
🏙️ Population
1.42M
12.6M

The cost of living in Muscat is 115% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5037th and 8651st ($1081 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 491st 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 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 1796th and 4484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$4.79
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$555
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1015
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.7
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.39%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1488
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1333
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.08
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.61
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.46
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.44
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.86
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11063
$19556

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$1078
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$792
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$573
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1228
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1449
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2521
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1419
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$624
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$568
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$557
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$808
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$534
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1849
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$530
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1770
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$529
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$604
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1201
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1237
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1230
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$430
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$817
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$553
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$908
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$530
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1008
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$873
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$503
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$477
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$930
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$453

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563