Muscat vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2617
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$560
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1786
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
42
85
😀 Quality of life
74
86
🏙️ Population
1.42M
2.87M

The cost of living in Muscat is 19% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4940th and 5984th ($1135 vs $957) 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 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 2105th and 409th 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
$5.21
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$4.75
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1059
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.24%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1539
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.2
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.6
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.63
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.53
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.18
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.51
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.2
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10792
$17495

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1080
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$796
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$575
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1214
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1457
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2183
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1473
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$627
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$575
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$563
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$813
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$545
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2014
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$545
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1923
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$541
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$613
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1109
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1309
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1192
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$434
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$825
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$565
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$931
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$547
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1037
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$823
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$523
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$489
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$465

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665