Muscat vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1193
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2748
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$598
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$1012
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$140
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1664
$1422
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
42
85
😀 Quality of life
73
87
🏙️ Population
1.42M
2.87M

The cost of living in Muscat is 27% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4774th and 5994th ($1193 vs $942) 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 1.4 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 2223rd and 351st 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
$5.24
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.4
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1094
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.7
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.25%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2006
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1570
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.6
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.31
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.58
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.37
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.42
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.4
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10581
$17517

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44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1082
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$797
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$530
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1173
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1455
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2356
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1543
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$559
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$526
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$514
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$717
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$521
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2100
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$494
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$2015
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$700
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$497
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$558
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1062
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1340
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1218
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$421
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$816
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$505
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$965
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$485
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1059
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$778
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$471
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$457
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$917
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$454

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684