Muscat vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1110
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2698
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$551
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$1053
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1727
$1368
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
44
84
😀 Quality of life
68
80
🏙️ Population
1.42M
3.03M

The cost of living in Muscat is 19% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4893rd and 6052nd ($1110 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 3189th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.15
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1200
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.8
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.99%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1760
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1270
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.5
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.47
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.56
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.1
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$190
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8649
$13638

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$994
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$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
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716