Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

Oman

Muscat vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Muscat is 9.2% cheaper than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 7.2% more in Muscat
Groceries: pay 40.8% less in Muscat
Transportation: pay 1.8% more in Muscat
Housing: pay 2.8% less in Muscat
Childcare: pay 47.7% less in Muscat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 74.0% more in Muscat
Clothing: pay 4.0% less in Muscat

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Muscat are more expensive than in Taipei. Expenses including childcare, groceries, clothing, and housing are lower in Muscat.

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Muscat vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Muscat instead of Taipei, you would:

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pay 7.2% more for restaurants

	Taipei	Muscat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.71 NT$150.49	$5.20 OMR2.000	+10.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 NT$180.59	$7.80 OMR3.000	+38.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.35	$0.88 OMR0.340	-4.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.86	$0.28 OMR0.110	-56.8%
Average			+7.2%

Taipei vs. Muscat - Cost of restaurants

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pay 40.8% less for groceries

	Taipei	Muscat
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 NT$64.65	$1.21 OMR0.470	-40.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$314.68	$3.66 OMR1.410	-62.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$368.90	$8.79 OMR3.380	-23.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$87.00	$2.98 OMR1.150	+9.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$142.21	$3.17 OMR1.220	-28.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$71.26	$1.63 OMR0.630	-26.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.51 NT$48.15	$0.90 OMR0.350	-40.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.23	$1.08 OMR0.410	-22.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$64.54	$0.58 OMR0.220	-71.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.84	$0.54 OMR0.210	-56.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.27	$0.57 OMR0.220	-45.0%
Average			-40.8%

Taipei vs. Muscat - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.8% more for transportation

	Taipei	Muscat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.94 NT$126.01	$2.35 OMR0.900	-40.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	$78.03 OMR30.000	+107.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$25,485.84 OMR9,798.570	-24.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.95 NT$285.93	$24.06 OMR9.250	+168.9%
Average			+1.8%

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pay 2.8% less for housing

	Taipei	Muscat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.40 NT$875.71	$70.55 OMR27.120	+157.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	$680.91 OMR261.790	-32.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	$453.13 OMR174.210	-6.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	$136.85 OMR52.610	+106.5%
Average			-2.8%

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pay 47.7% less for childcare

	Taipei	Muscat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	$287.32 OMR110.470	-56.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,675.66 NT$533K	$10,536.61 OMR4,051.020	-36.8%
Average			-47.7%

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pay 74.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Muscat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$90.29	$13.00 OMR5.000	+360.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.42 NT$109.45	$5.07 OMR1.950	+48.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	$6.50 OMR2.500	+65.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	$62.02 OMR23.850	+50.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$311.01	$10.40 OMR4.000	+6.9%
Average			+74.0%

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pay 4.0% less for clothing

	Taipei	Muscat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	$56.51 OMR21.730	-10.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	$43.24 OMR16.620	+8.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	$89.59 OMR34.440	+5.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	$87.56 OMR33.670	-16.7%
Average			-4.0%

Taipei vs. Muscat - Cost of clothing

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