Muscat vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2569
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$541
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$966
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1772
$680
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
43
78
😀 Quality of life
70
66
🏙️ Population
1.42M
12.6M

The cost of living in Muscat is 113% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4892nd and 8544th ($1090 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 499th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 2404th and 3982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.18
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$4.83
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$713
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.4
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1690
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1296
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.9
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.37
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.37
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.24
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.32
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.33
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.76
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10296
$19343

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$967
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$780
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$585
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1239
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1844
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2240
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1494
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2379
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$605
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$518
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$515
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$829
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$514
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1779
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$547
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1709
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$464
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$548
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$507
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1223
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1280
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1243
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$442
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$809
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$552
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$589
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$1068
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$563
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1056
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$897
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$557
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$546
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$901
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$551

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$519
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$528
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$538
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$547
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$545
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$575
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$479
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$529
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$552
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$504
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$551
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$509
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$571
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$586
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$505
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$538
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$520
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$787
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$547
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$505
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$591
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$625
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$591
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$588
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$580
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$578
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$571
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$800
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$726
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1385
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$577
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$736
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$637
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$610
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$632
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$587
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$564
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$591