Muscat vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1110
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2698
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$551
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$1053
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1727
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
44
17
😀 Quality of life
68
37
🏙️ Population
1.42M
9.03M

The cost of living in Muscat is 85% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 4893rd and 7790th ($1110 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 315th 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 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 3189th and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$5.15
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1200
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.8
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.99%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1760
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1270
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.5
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.47
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.56
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.1
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$190
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8649
$15431

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$994
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$786
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$687
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$1232
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$1050
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$1603
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$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
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$598
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$612
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$619
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$610
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$659
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$568
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$587
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$559
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$571
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$611
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$775
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$623
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$673
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$522
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$541
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$633
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$542
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$819
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$555
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$535
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$588
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$613
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$586
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$655
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$521
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$639
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$565
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$502
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$517
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$525
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$511
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$647
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$648
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$826
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$650
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$528