Muscat vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2744
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$569
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1705
$1657
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
44
95
😀 Quality of life
68
87
🏙️ Population
1.42M
2.6M

The cost of living in Muscat is 4% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4635th and 4516th ($1126 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 Taipei. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 3535th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.2
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.5
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$587
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1239
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1167
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.7
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.84
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.06
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8464
$19102

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$1191
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$1132
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$1584
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$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589