Muscat vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1081
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2496
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$532
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1722
$1459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
43
85
😀 Quality of life
75
83
🏙️ Population
1.42M
3.03M

The cost of living in Muscat is 7% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5037th and 5518th ($1081 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 1796th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$4.79
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$555
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1015
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.7
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.39%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1488
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1333
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.08
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.61
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.46
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.44
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.86
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11063
$19915

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44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1078
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$792
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$573
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1228
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1449
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2521
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1419
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$624
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$568
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$557
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$808
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$534
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1849
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$530
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1770
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$529
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$604
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1201
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1237
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1230
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$430
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$817
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$553
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$908
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$530
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1008
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$873
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$503
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$477
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$930
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$453

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650