Muscat vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1081
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2496
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$532
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$286
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1722
$622
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
43
16
😀 Quality of life
75
43
🏙️ Population
1.42M
9.03M

The cost of living in Muscat is 86% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 5037th and 7972nd ($1081 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 235th 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 Zhoukou. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Zhoukou ranked 353rd in China, while ranked 1796th and 7341st among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$4.79
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$555
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1015
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$48.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.7
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.39%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1488
$3146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1333
$1612
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.08
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.61
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$1.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.46
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.44
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$6.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.86
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$41.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11063
$14551

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44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$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
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$567
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$553
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$563
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$507
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$580
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$517
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$522
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$523
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$544
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$598
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$478
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$595
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$504
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$518
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$570
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$513
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$583
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$517
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$572
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$525
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$807
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$502
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$570
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$506
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$581
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$510
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$582
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$511
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$503
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$506
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$513
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$574
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$527
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$585
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$552
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$582
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$499