Kaohsiung vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1002
$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2658
$2496
🏠 One person rent
$370
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.9
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1313
$1722
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
80
43
😀 Quality of life
85
75
🏙️ Population
2.73M
1.42M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 7% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 5567th and 5037th ($1002 vs $1081) 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 1.3 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 461st and 1796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kaohsiung Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.18
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$418
$555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$739
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$480
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.5
$66.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$68.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.46%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4822
$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3194
$1333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.7
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.56
$9.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.66
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.93
$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$3.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.56
$6.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$5.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.2
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12260
$11063

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$894
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$854
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$914
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$894
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$894
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$914
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$1006
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$695
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$993
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$868
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$802
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$901
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1135
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$615
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$707
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$621
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1030
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$634
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$681
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$454
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$628
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$451
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$579
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$697
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1078
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$628
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$669
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$616
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$671
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$941
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$700
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$415
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$766
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$753
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$608
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1078
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$792
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$573
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1228
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1449
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2521
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1419
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$624
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$568
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$557
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$808
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$534
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1849
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$530
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1770
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$529
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$604
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1201
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1237
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1230
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$430
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$817
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$553
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$908
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$530
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1008
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$873
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$503
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$477
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$930
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$453