Muscat vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1193
$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2748
$2973
🏠 One person rent
$598
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$1012
$836
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$140
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1664
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
42
94
😀 Quality of life
73
90
🏙️ Population
1.42M
4.04M

The cost of living in Muscat is 6% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 4774th and 4931st ($1193 vs $1123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Oman and Taiwan, respectively. Check Oman vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Muscat compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 2223rd and 183rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs New Taipei

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Muscat New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.24
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.4
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1094
$1046
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.7
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.25%
2.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2006
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1570
$7371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.6
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.31
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$4.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.58
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.37
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$7.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.42
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.4
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10581
$21429

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1248
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$989
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$979
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$792
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$889
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$921
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$687
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$942
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$874
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$868
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$884
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$904
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$679
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$673
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$844
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$938
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$672
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1039
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$648
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$643
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$971
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$717
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$892
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$774
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$729
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$689
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$687
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$702
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1042
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$640
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$686
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$677
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$705
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$617
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$611
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$696
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$628
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$474
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$684
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$612