Muscat vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2617
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$560
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1786
$1446
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
42
73
😀 Quality of life
74
72
🏙️ Population
1.42M
1.85M

The cost of living in Muscat is 25% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4940th and 6264th ($1135 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 2105th and 2963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Tainan

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Muscat Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.21
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$4.75
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1059
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.24%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1539
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.2
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.6
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.63
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.53
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.18
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.51
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.2
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10792
$5587

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697