Muscat vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1081
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2496
$2924
🏠 One person rent
$532
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1722
$1378
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
43
94
😀 Quality of life
75
87
🏙️ Population
1.42M
4.04M

The cost of living in Muscat is 5% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 5037th and 4867th ($1081 vs $1135) 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 1.6 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 1796th and 387th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$4.79
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$555
$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1015
$947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.7
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.39%
2.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1488
$14096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1333
$6224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.08
$9.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.61
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.46
$4.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.44
$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.86
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11063
$17207

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1313
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$942
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1030
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$802
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$868
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$993
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$695
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$1006
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$914
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$894
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$894
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$914
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$628
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$634
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$854
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$894
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$628
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1078
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$621
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$615
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$700
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$901
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$753
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$707
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$671
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$681
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1079
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$616
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$696
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$666
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$697
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$600
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$586
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$672
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$604
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$454
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$650
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589