Abu Dhabi vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$2619
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$1088
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
52
81
😀 Quality of life
82
84
🏙️ Population
1.48M
2.73M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 108% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 1938th and 5786th ($1936 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in the United Arab Emirates and Taiwan, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.2 months in Kaohsiung. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 369th and 320th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Kaohsiung

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Abu Dhabi Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$2.08
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$94.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$4824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$2490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$9.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$54.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$96.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$12618

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655