Muscat vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1110
$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2698
$2992
🏠 One person rent
$551
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$1053
$1087
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1727
$1661
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
44
95
😀 Quality of life
68
87
🏙️ Population
1.42M
4.04M

The cost of living in Muscat is 5% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 4893rd and 5212th ($1110 vs $1060) 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 1.6 months in New Taipei. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 3189th and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$5.15
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1200
$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.8
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.99%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1760
$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1270
$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$8.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.5
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.47
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.56
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.1
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$190
$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8649
$13786

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$994
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1158
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$868
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1028
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$745
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$828
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$864
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$698
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$931
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$841
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$818
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$761
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$707
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$706
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$661
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$801
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$841
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$683
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1229
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$666
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$654
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$719
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$821
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$776
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$807
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$673
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$712
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$731
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1231
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$642
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$719
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$702
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$643
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$731
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$708
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$633
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$592
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$716
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$605