Muscat vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2744
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$569
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1705
$1361
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
44
84
😀 Quality of life
68
83
🏙️ Population
1.42M
3.03M

The cost of living in Muscat is 13% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4635th and 5356th ($1126 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 3535th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.2
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.5
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$587
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1239
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1167
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.7
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.84
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.06
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8464
$13893

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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
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721