Kaohsiung vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$339
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$1705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
81
44
😀 Quality of life
84
68
🏙️ Population
2.73M
1.42M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 17% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 5786th and 4635th ($932 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Taiwan and Oman, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 320th and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kaohsiung Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$8464

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655

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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