Muscat vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1110
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2698
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$551
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$1053
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1727
$1275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
44
74
😀 Quality of life
68
80
🏙️ Population
1.42M
1.87M

The cost of living in Muscat is 32% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4893rd and 6292nd ($1110 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 Tainan. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 3189th and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$5.15
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1200
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.8
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.99%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1760
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1270
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.5
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.47
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.56
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.1
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$190
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8649
$18526

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$994
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$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1232
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719