Changhua vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$841
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2497
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$328
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$833
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$363
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.8
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1478
$1727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
83
44
😀 Quality of life
61
68
🏙️ Population
225K
1.42M

The cost of living in Changhua is 24% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 6291st and 4893rd ($841 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 15th best city to live in Taiwan vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 5006th and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Changhua Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.8
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$333
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$703
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.98%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5699
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3930
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.9
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.46
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.08
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.41
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.68
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.2
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$344
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14228
$8649

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$818
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$698
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$707
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$864
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$828
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$868
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$841
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1060
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$745
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1158
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$801
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$932
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$1028
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$654
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$661
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$666
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$821
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$807
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$731
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$683
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1229
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$673
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$713
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$642
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$605
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$592
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$719
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$691
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$776
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$795
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$726
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$643
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$712
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1231
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$719
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$702
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$716

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$994
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$786
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$687
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$1232
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$1050
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$1603
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$2084
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$1768
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$1503
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$2309
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$1802
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$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
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$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
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$1810
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$561
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$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
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$1218
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$1267
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$1226
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$429
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$806
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$548
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$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
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$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548