Muscat vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$651
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2744
$1720
🏠 One person rent
$569
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$451
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$72.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1705
$713
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
49 km
🎓 Higher education
44
19
😀 Quality of life
68
41
🏙️ Population
1.42M
7.01M

The cost of living in Muscat is 73% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 4635th and 7192nd ($1126 vs $651) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 175th in Oman and China, respectively. Check Oman vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Muscat compared to 1.1 months in Zhumadian. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Zhumadian ranked 326th in China, while ranked 3535th and 7073rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.2
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.5
$0.98
 Cappuccino
$4.82
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$587
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1239
$453
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$69.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$4027
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1167
$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.7
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$3.39
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.84
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.06
$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$23.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$4.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$71.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8464
$12038

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance City Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi Wugang
$589
67 km or 42 mi Luohe
$608
92 km or 57 mi Zhoukou
$584
95 km or 59 mi Xinyang
$658
96 km or 60 mi Xiangcheng
$594
108 km or 67 mi Pingdingshan
$605
118 km or 73 mi Xuchang
$599
128 km or 80 mi Jieshou
$617
140 km or 87 mi Nanyang
$642
140 km or 87 mi Changge
$563
140 km or 87 mi Yuzhou
$570
152 km or 94 mi Zaoyang
$614
152 km or 95 mi Guangshui
$629
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$639
160 km or 100 mi Xinzheng
$554
166 km or 103 mi Fuyang
$660
173 km or 107 mi Ruzhou
$554
184 km or 114 mi Xinmi
$542
185 km or 115 mi Dengzhou
$622
189 km or 117 mi Dengfeng
$543
194 km or 121 mi Anlu
$624
200 km or 124 mi Zhengzhou
$506
203 km or 126 mi Xiangyang
$624
204 km or 127 mi Kaifeng
$541
210 km or 130 mi Xingyang
$531
218 km or 135 mi Yicheng
$601
219 km or 136 mi Gongyi
$539
220 km or 137 mi Shangqiu
$743
221 km or 137 mi Macheng
$643
226 km or 140 mi Yanshi
$525
228 km or 142 mi Xiaogan
$650
230 km or 143 mi Laohekou
$600
230 km or 143 mi Yingcheng
$605
234 km or 145 mi Jingshan
$589
238 km or 148 mi Luoyang
$498
240 km or 149 mi Danjiangkou
$601
243 km or 151 mi Zhongxiang
$590
244 km or 151 mi Mengzhou
$524
248 km or 154 mi Yongcheng
$621
256 km or 159 mi Qinyang
$544