Muscat vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1193
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2748
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$598
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$1012
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$140
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1664
$1536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
42
93
😀 Quality of life
73
89
🏙️ Population
1.42M
2.36M

The cost of living in Muscat is 21% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4774th and 5651st ($1193 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Oman and Taiwan, respectively. Check Oman vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Muscat compared to 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 2223rd and 245th 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
$5.24
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.4
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1094
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.7
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.25%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2006
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1570
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.6
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.31
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.58
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.37
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.42
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.4
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10581
$19490

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1082
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$797
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$530
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1173
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1455
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2356
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1543
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$559
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$526
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$514
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$717
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$521
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2100
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$494
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$2015
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$700
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$497
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$558
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1062
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1340
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1218
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$421
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$816
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$505
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$965
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$485
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1059
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$778
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$471
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$457
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$917
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$454

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473