Muscat vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2569
$1667
🏠 One person rent
$541
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$966
$457
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1772
$745
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
49 km
🎓 Higher education
43
19
😀 Quality of life
70
38
🏙️ Population
1.42M
7.01M

The cost of living in Muscat is 71% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 4892nd and 7314th ($1090 vs $637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 137th 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 Zhumadian. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Zhumadian ranked 304th in China, while ranked 2404th and 7150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.18
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$4.83
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$713
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.4
$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1690
$3149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1296
$1823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.9
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.37
$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.37
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.24
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.32
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.33
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.76
$5.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$74.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10296
$8598

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44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$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
59 km or 36 mi Wugang
$571
67 km or 42 mi Luohe
$591
92 km or 57 mi Zhoukou
$580
95 km or 59 mi Xinyang
$655
96 km or 60 mi Xiangcheng
$577
108 km or 67 mi Pingdingshan
$591
118 km or 73 mi Xuchang
$586
128 km or 80 mi Jieshou
$591
140 km or 87 mi Nanyang
$632
140 km or 87 mi Changge
$547
140 km or 87 mi Yuzhou
$552
152 km or 94 mi Zaoyang
$591
152 km or 95 mi Guangshui
$619
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$621
160 km or 100 mi Xinzheng
$538
166 km or 103 mi Fuyang
$633
173 km or 107 mi Ruzhou
$538
184 km or 114 mi Xinmi
$528
185 km or 115 mi Dengzhou
$600
189 km or 117 mi Dengfeng
$529
194 km or 121 mi Anlu
$615
200 km or 124 mi Zhengzhou
$512
203 km or 126 mi Xiangyang
$604
204 km or 127 mi Kaifeng
$545
210 km or 130 mi Xingyang
$519
218 km or 135 mi Yicheng
$577
219 km or 136 mi Gongyi
$522
220 km or 137 mi Shangqiu
$736
221 km or 137 mi Macheng
$630
226 km or 140 mi Yanshi
$509
228 km or 142 mi Xiaogan
$651
230 km or 143 mi Laohekou
$582
230 km or 143 mi Yingcheng
$600
234 km or 145 mi Jingshan
$584
238 km or 148 mi Luoyang
$505
240 km or 149 mi Danjiangkou
$583
243 km or 151 mi Zhongxiang
$577
244 km or 151 mi Mengzhou
$505
248 km or 154 mi Yongcheng
$600
256 km or 159 mi Qinyang
$504