Kaohsiung vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$342
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$1727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
81
44
😀 Quality of life
83
68
🏙️ Population
2.73M
1.42M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 16% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 6046th and 4893rd ($932 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 389th and 3189th 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
$3.76
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$8649

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$994
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1232
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$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
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$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