Muscat vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1110
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2698
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$551
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$1053
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1727
$1084
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
44
93
😀 Quality of life
68
83
🏙️ Population
1.42M
2.33M

The cost of living in Muscat is 28% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4893rd and 6227th ($1110 vs $868) 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 3189th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$5.15
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1200
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.8
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.99%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1760
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1270
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.5
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.47
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.56
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.1
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$190
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8649
$13630

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$994
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$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1232
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691