Muscat vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1081
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2496
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$532
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1722
$1051
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
43
93
😀 Quality of life
75
84
🏙️ Population
1.42M
2.33M

The cost of living in Muscat is 15% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5037th and 5995th ($1081 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 1796th and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$4.79
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$555
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1015
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.7
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.39%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1488
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1333
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.08
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.61
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.46
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.44
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.86
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11063
$14970

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1078
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$792
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$573
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1228
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1449
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2521
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1419
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$624
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$568
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$557
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$808
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$534
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1849
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$530
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1770
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$529
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$604
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1201
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1237
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1230
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$430
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$817
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$553
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$908
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$530
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1008
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$873
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$503
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$477
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$930
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$453

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451