Muscat vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Muscat | Zhoukou | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Muscat is 90% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 4940th and 7960th ($1135 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 226th 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 350th in China, while ranked 2105th and 7402nd among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Muscat vs Zhoukou
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| Muscat | Zhoukou | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| 740 km or 460 mi | Jahrom | |
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| 860 km or 534 mi | Isa Town | |
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| 898 km or 558 mi | Shiraz | |
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| 902 km or 561 mi | Marvdasht | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 31 km or 19 mi |  Xiangcheng | |
| 59 km or 36 mi | Luohe | |
| 78 km or 49 mi | Jieshou | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Xuchang | |
| 92 km or 57 mi | Zhumadian | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Changge | |
| 110 km or 69 mi | Wugang | |
| 120 km or 75 mi | Xinzheng | |
| 123 km or 76 mi | Yuzhou | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Pingdingshan | |
| 128 km or 80 mi | Shangqiu | |
| 133 km or 83 mi | Kaifeng | |
| 135 km or 84 mi | Fuyang | |
| 154 km or 96 mi | Zhengzhou | |
| 154 km or 96 mi | Xinmi | |
| 170 km or 106 mi | Yongcheng | |
| 173 km or 107 mi | Xingyang | |
| 175 km or 109 mi | Xinyang | |
| 175 km or 109 mi | Dengfeng | |
| 177 km or 110 mi | Changyuan | |
| 177 km or 110 mi | Ruzhou | |
| 193 km or 120 mi | Heze | |
| 197 km or 123 mi | Gongyi | |
| 199 km or 123 mi | Xinxiang | |
| 202 km or 125 mi | Huaibei | |
| 205 km or 127 mi | Weihui | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | Nanyang | |
| 210 km or 131 mi | Yanshi | |
| 215 km or 134 mi | Suzhou | |
| 218 km or 136 mi | Huixian | |
| 220 km or 137 mi | Jiaozuo | |
| 223 km or 138 mi | Mengzhou | |
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| 240 km or 149 mi | Puyang | |
| 242 km or 150 mi | Zaoyang | |
| 243 km or 151 mi | Suizhou | |
| 245 km or 152 mi | Xuzhou |