Kaohsiung vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$2748
🏠 One person rent
$353
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$1012
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$1664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
80
42
😀 Quality of life
88
73
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.42M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 19% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 5770th and 4774th ($971 vs $1193) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Taiwan and Oman, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.4 months in Muscat. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 281st and 2223rd 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
$4.32
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$7.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$12.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$734
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$2006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$1570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$77.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$4.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$65.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$10581

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

Cities near Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1082
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$797
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$530
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1173
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1455
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2356
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1543
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$559
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$526
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$514
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$717
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$521
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2100
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$494
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$2015
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$700
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$497
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$558
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1062
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1340
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1218
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$421
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$816
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$505
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$965
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$485
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1059
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$778
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$471
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$457
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$917
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$454