Muscat vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1081
$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2496
$1519
🏠 One person rent
$532
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1722
$675
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
49 km
🎓 Higher education
43
19
😀 Quality of life
75
44
🏙️ Population
1.42M
7.01M

The cost of living in Muscat is 86% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 5037th and 7987th ($1081 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd 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 315th in China, while ranked 1796th and 7223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$4.79
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$555
$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1015
$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$74.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.7
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.39%
3.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1488
$3219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1333
$1646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.08
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.61
$1.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$2.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.46
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$4.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.44
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.86
$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11063
$7830

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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
59 km or 36 mi Wugang
$526
67 km or 42 mi Luohe
$553
92 km or 57 mi Zhoukou
$582
95 km or 59 mi Xinyang
$583
96 km or 60 mi Xiangcheng
$567
108 km or 67 mi Pingdingshan
$544
118 km or 73 mi Xuchang
$507
128 km or 80 mi Jieshou
$563
140 km or 87 mi Nanyang
$581
140 km or 87 mi Changge
$517
140 km or 87 mi Yuzhou
$523
152 km or 94 mi Zaoyang
$552
152 km or 95 mi Guangshui
$574
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$582
160 km or 100 mi Xinzheng
$522
166 km or 103 mi Fuyang
$595
173 km or 107 mi Ruzhou
$525
184 km or 114 mi Xinmi
$518
185 km or 115 mi Dengzhou
$553
189 km or 117 mi Dengfeng
$517
194 km or 121 mi Anlu
$579
200 km or 124 mi Zhengzhou
$504
203 km or 126 mi Xiangyang
$555
204 km or 127 mi Kaifeng
$478
210 km or 130 mi Xingyang
$513
218 km or 135 mi Yicheng
$542
219 km or 136 mi Gongyi
$516
220 km or 137 mi Shangqiu
$598
221 km or 137 mi Macheng
$592
226 km or 140 mi Yanshi
$510
228 km or 142 mi Xiaogan
$629
230 km or 143 mi Laohekou
$535
230 km or 143 mi Yingcheng
$585
234 km or 145 mi Jingshan
$570
238 km or 148 mi Luoyang
$513
240 km or 149 mi Danjiangkou
$533
243 km or 151 mi Zhongxiang
$561
244 km or 151 mi Mengzhou
$503
248 km or 154 mi Yongcheng
$570
256 km or 159 mi Qinyang
$506