Muscat vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2569
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$541
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$966
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1772
$1355
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
43
84
😀 Quality of life
70
81
🏙️ Population
1.42M
3.03M

The cost of living in Muscat is 22% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4892nd and 6071st ($1090 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 2404th and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Taichung

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Muscat Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.18
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$4.83
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$713
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.4
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1690
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1296
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.9
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.37
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.37
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.24
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.32
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.33
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.76
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10296
$18658

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$967
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$780
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$585
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1239
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1844
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2240
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1494
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2379
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$605
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$518
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$515
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$829
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$514
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1779
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$547
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1709
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$464
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$548
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$507
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1223
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1280
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1243
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$442
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$809
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$552
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$589
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$1068
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$563
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1056
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$897
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$557
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$546
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$901
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$551

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671