Muscat vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2744
$2876
🏠 One person rent
$569
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1705
$1496
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
44
95
😀 Quality of life
68
88
🏙️ Population
1.42M
4.36M

The cost of living in Muscat is 11% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 4635th and 5229th ($1126 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Oman and Taiwan, respectively. Check Oman vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Muscat compared to 1.5 months in New Taipei. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 3535th and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.2
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.5
$1.81
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$587
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1239
$1097
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$61.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1167
$5036
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.7
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$4.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.84
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.06
$9.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8464
$11035

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$1164
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$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1169
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$861
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$860
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$863
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$917
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$860
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$746
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$995
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$890
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$857
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$791
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$725
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$664
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$675
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$952
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$913
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$694
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1114
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$689
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$676
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$744
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$851
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$787
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$721
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$678
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$735
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$719
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1115
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$667
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$741
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$719
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$655
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$811
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$725
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$644
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$588
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$721
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589