Kaohsiung vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$2617
🏠 One person rent
$382
$560
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$1786
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
80
42
😀 Quality of life
87
74
🏙️ Population
2.72M
1.42M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 12% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 5666th and 4940th ($999 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Taiwan and Oman, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 364th and 2105th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Muscat

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Kaohsiung Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.78
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
5.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$1539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$74.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$4.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$6.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$3.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$6.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$4.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$10792

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$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1080
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$796
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$575
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1214
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1457
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2183
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1473
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$627
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$575
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$563
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$813
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$545
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2014
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$545
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1923
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$541
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$613
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1109
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1309
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1192
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$434
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$825
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$565
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$931
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$547
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1037
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$823
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$523
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$489
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$465