Changhua vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$914
$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2449
$2496
🏠 One person rent
$365
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$620
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.1
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1621
$1722
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
83
43
😀 Quality of life
67
75
🏙️ Population
225K
1.42M

The cost of living in Changhua is 15% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 6149th and 5037th ($914 vs $1081) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Taiwan and Oman, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Changhua compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Changhua ranked 13th best city to live in Taiwan vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 4895th and 1796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changhua vs Muscat

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Changhua Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.95
$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.2
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.07
$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$340
$555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$626
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.3
$66.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.6
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$68.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.24%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7369
$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7132
$1333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$9.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.46
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$3.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.9
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.29
$6.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.4
$5.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.44
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.4
$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.1
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.7
$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$416
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18881
$11063

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$993
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$868
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$942
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$894
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$1135
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$802
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$1313
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$854
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$1030
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$615
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$634
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$621
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$901
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$707
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$681
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$628
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1078
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$671
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$697
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$616
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$589
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$454
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$700
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$451
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$753
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$669
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$579
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$600
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$677
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1079
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$696
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$666
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$650

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$1078
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$792
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$573
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$1228
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$1449
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$1398
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$2521
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$1183
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$1419
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$2514
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$1942
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$624
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$632
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$1730
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$568
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$557
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$808
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$534
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$1849
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$530
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$1770
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$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$529
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$604
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$1201
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$1237
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$1230
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$430
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$817
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$558
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$553
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$908
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$530
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$1008
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$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
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$453