Muscat vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1110
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2698
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$551
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$1053
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1727
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
44
78
😀 Quality of life
68
66
🏙️ Population
1.42M
12.6M

The cost of living in Muscat is 113% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4893rd and 8506th ($1110 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 3189th and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$5.15
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1200
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.8
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.99%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1760
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1270
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.5
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.47
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.56
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.1
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$190
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8649
$19861

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$994
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$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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619