Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 23.8% more expensive than Oman.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Oman, you would:
pay 12.9% more for restaurants
Oman
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.07
OMR1.950
|
$3.79
NT$121.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
OMR3.360
|
$4.76
NT$153.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
OMR0.320
|
$0.98
NT$31.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
$0.64
NT$20.57
|
|
pay 77.6% more for groceries
Oman
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
OMR0.410
|
$1.83
NT$58.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
OMR1.260
|
$7.72
NT$248.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.47
OMR2.870
|
$11.17
NT$359.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
OMR0.950
|
$2.76
NT$88.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
OMR0.930
|
$3.31
NT$106.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$1.77
NT$57.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
OMR0.260
|
$0.80
NT$25.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
OMR0.340
|
$1.12
NT$35.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$1.43
NT$45.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
OMR0.180
|
$1.12
NT$35.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
$0.98
NT$31.64
|
|
pay 11.4% more for transportation
Oman
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
$3.61
NT$116.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
$37.97
NT$1,221.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,515.49
OMR8,280.370
|
$32,040.82
NT$1,031,067.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
OMR4.550
|
$9.01
NT$289.88
|
|
pay 25.4% less for housing
Oman
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.29
OMR29.740
|
$20.06
NT$645.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.19
OMR156.320
|
$385.85
NT$12,416.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.28
OMR107.870
|
$271.82
NT$8,747.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.32
OMR29.760
|
$62.08
NT$1,997.78
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Oman
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.44
OMR74.450
|
$421.29
NT$13,557.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,403.00
OMR2,849.090
|
$14,282.51
NT$459,608.15
|
|
pay 40.1% less for entertainment and sports
Oman
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$1.69
NT$54.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.20
OMR1.620
|
$2.68
NT$86.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.87
OMR2.260
|
$3.70
NT$118.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.45
OMR21.340
|
$34.15
NT$1,098.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.66
OMR3.720
|
$9.15
NT$294.46
|
|
pay 25.2% more for clothing
Oman
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.42
OMR15.550
|
$68.20
NT$2,194.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.69
OMR14.120
|
$28.88
NT$929.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.70
OMR29.520
|
$77.64
NT$2,498.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.28
OMR24.350
|
$96.18
NT$3,095.10
|
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