Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 45.5% more expensive than Muscat.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Muscat, you would:
pay 33.9% more for restaurants
Muscat
|
Taipei
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$5.92
NT$192.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.75
OMR2.600
|
$4.93
NT$160.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
$1.07
NT$34.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
$0.68
NT$22.09
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Muscat
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
OMR0.460
|
$2.01
NT$65.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
OMR1.250
|
$8.55
NT$277.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
OMR2.540
|
$11.77
NT$381.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
OMR1.040
|
$3.41
NT$110.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
$4.21
NT$136.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
OMR0.410
|
$2.13
NT$68.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
OMR0.320
|
$1.02
NT$32.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
$1.28
NT$41.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
OMR0.210
|
$1.63
NT$52.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$1.29
NT$41.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
$1.15
NT$37.46
|
|
pay 13.1% more for transportation
Muscat
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.39
OMR0.920
|
$3.89
NT$126.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.94
OMR24.990
|
$42.09
NT$1,365.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,377.84
OMR8,996.280
|
$32,885.97
NT$1,066,804.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.91
OMR4.200
|
$9.21
NT$298.71
|
|
pay 21.3% less for housing
Muscat
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.63
OMR30.260
|
$26.10
NT$846.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$651.55
OMR250.730
|
$624.83
NT$20,269.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.94
OMR170.840
|
$417.75
NT$13,551.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.03
OMR29.260
|
$69.55
NT$2,256.07
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Muscat
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$179.50
OMR69.070
|
$689.69
NT$22,373.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.07
OMR2,873.870
|
$16,064.75
NT$521,132.36
|
|
pay 27.8% less for entertainment and sports
Muscat
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$2.14
NT$69.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
OMR1.830
|
$3.21
NT$104.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.23
OMR2.400
|
$4.28
NT$138.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.76
OMR17.220
|
$39.68
NT$1,287.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
$10.52
NT$341.38
|
|
pay 19.2% more for clothing
Muscat
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.26
OMR20.110
|
$82.51
NT$2,676.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.66
OMR14.490
|
$30.23
NT$980.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.55
OMR34.460
|
$94.58
NT$3,068.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.58
OMR33.320
|
$115.17
NT$3,735.95
|
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