Oman
Compared with Taiwan, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Taiwan = 1×
Oman
vs
Taiwan
Overall verdict
Oman is about 0.70× Taiwan.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Taiwan = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Taiwan. A bar running right means Oman is pricier; running left means cheaper. The thin bar behind shows the range from the cheapest to the priciest item in that category.
← Cheaper than Taiwan
Taiwan = 1×
Oman is pricier →
Taiwan
Taiwan = 1×
Oman is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Oman, Big Mac costs 1.6× what it does in Taiwan — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.3×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.61Oman
NT$125.45
OMR 1.53Taiwan
NT$78.00
TWD 78
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.75Oman
NT$21.18
USD 0.671Taiwan
NT$28.10
USD 0.89
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.64Oman
NT$19.63
USD 0.622Taiwan
NT$30.56
USD 0.968
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.31Oman
NT$0.95
USD 0.03Taiwan
NT$3.09
USD 0.098
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+33%
in OMR
1.15 → 1.53
1.15 → 1.53
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+50%
in TWD
It rose 33% in local currency, but 50% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Oman's inflation.
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