Muscat vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2617
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$560
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1786
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
42
93
😀 Quality of life
74
87
🏙️ Population
1.42M
2.35M

The cost of living in Muscat is 21% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4940th and 6085th ($1135 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 2105th and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Taoyuan

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Muscat Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.21
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$4.75
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1059
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.24%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1539
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.2
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.6
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.63
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.53
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.18
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.51
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.2
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10792
$17081

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464