Muscat vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2569
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$541
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$966
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1772
$1684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
43
95
😀 Quality of life
70
86
🏙️ Population
1.42M
2.6M

The cost of living in Muscat is 8% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4892nd and 4534th ($1090 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Oman and Taiwan, respectively. Check Oman vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 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 2404th and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.18
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$4.83
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$713
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.4
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1690
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1296
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.9
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.37
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.37
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.24
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.32
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.33
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.76
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10296
$19749

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$967
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$780
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$585
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$1239
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$1844
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2240
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1494
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2379
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$605
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$518
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$515
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$829
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$514
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1779
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$547
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1709
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$464
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$548
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$507
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1223
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1280
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1243
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$442
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$809
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$552
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$589
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$1068
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$563
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1056
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$897
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$557
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$546
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$901
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$551

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581