Cost of living comparison

Beijing, China

compared to

Muscat, Oman

Muscat vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Muscat is 49.1% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 33.5% more in Muscat
Groceries: pay 2.1% less in Muscat
Transportation: pay 42.6% more in Muscat
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Muscat
Childcare: pay 68.7% less in Muscat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.3 times more in Muscat
Clothing: pay 12.1% less in Muscat

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and restaurants in Muscat are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and groceries are lower in Muscat. Notably, entertainment and sports and housing are significantly more expensive in Muscat.

Muscat vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Muscat instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 33.5% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Muscat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.17 CN¥30.26	$5.20 OMR2.000	+24.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.57 CN¥40.35	$7.79 OMR3.000	+40.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 CN¥3.60	$0.84 OMR0.320	+70.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.24	$0.31 OMR0.120	-0.9%
Average			+33.5%

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pay 2.1% less for groceries

	Beijing	Muscat
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 CN¥10.40	$1.17 OMR0.450	-18.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.31 CN¥52.97	$2.01 OMR0.770	-72.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 CN¥51.98	$6.07 OMR2.330	-15.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 CN¥12.60	$2.30 OMR0.880	+32.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥11.10	$2.12 OMR0.820	+38.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 CN¥6.65	$1.07 OMR0.410	+17.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥5.16	$0.79 OMR0.300	+10.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CN¥6.43	$0.77 OMR0.300	-12.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 CN¥4.22	$0.52 OMR0.200	-10.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 CN¥2.67	$0.43 OMR0.170	+17.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 CN¥3.41	$0.42 OMR0.160	-10.2%
Average			-2.1%

Beijing vs. Muscat - Cost of groceries

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pay 42.6% more for transportation

	Beijing	Muscat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 CN¥31.61	$2.33 OMR0.900	-46.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.40 CN¥242.09	$62.34 OMR23.980	+86.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,872.18 CN¥151,307.64	$22,858.86 OMR8,792.320	+9.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.59 CN¥33.29	$10.13 OMR3.900	+120.6%
Average			+42.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Beijing	Muscat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.28 CN¥96.30	$69.80 OMR26.850	+425.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$929.88 CN¥6,740.92	$609.46 OMR234.420	-34.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.44 CN¥3,569.84	$409.71 OMR157.590	-16.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.04 CN¥304.76	$81.57 OMR31.380	+94.0%
Average			+117.0%

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pay 68.7% less for childcare

	Beijing	Muscat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$763.49 CN¥5,534.76	$188.90 OMR72.660	-75.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,913.01 CN¥166,102.17	$8,697.81 OMR3,345.480	-62.0%
Average			-68.7%

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pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Muscat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥8.07	$12.99 OMR5.000	+1066.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥26.12	$4.85 OMR1.870	+34.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 CN¥25.22	$5.97 OMR2.300	+71.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.46 CN¥474.51	$45.34 OMR17.440	-30.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 CN¥60.52	$10.39 OMR4.000	+24.5%
Average			+233.4%

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pay 12.1% less for clothing

	Beijing	Muscat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.65 CN¥454.20	$43.16 OMR16.600	-31.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.69 CN¥251.45	$37.38 OMR14.380	+7.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.45 CN¥604.97	$77.28 OMR29.720	-7.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.64 CN¥780.28	$88.48 OMR34.030	-17.8%
Average			-12.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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