Muscat vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2744
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$569
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1705
$1294
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
44
74
😀 Quality of life
68
82
🏙️ Population
1.42M
1.87M

The cost of living in Muscat is 23% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4635th and 5887th ($1126 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Oman and Taiwan, respectively. Check Oman vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Muscat compared to 1.4 months in Tainan. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 3535th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.2
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.5
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$587
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1239
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1167
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.7
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.84
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.06
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8464
$11040

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741