Abu Dhabi vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1802
$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4691
$2992
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$2569
$1087
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3906
$1661
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
52
95
😀 Quality of life
83
87
🏙️ Population
1.48M
4.04M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 70% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 2486th and 5212th ($1802 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd 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 2.2 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.6 months in New Taipei. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 405th and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs New Taipei

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Abu Dhabi New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.3
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.9
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$5.81
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1179
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$880
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2759
$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2207
$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4957
$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4315
$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$8.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.21
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.61
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.83
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.95
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.9
$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.5
$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.3
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$667
$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12787
$13786

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117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2309
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1503
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1050
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2084
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1232
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1810
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1719
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$786
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$994
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1218
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1226
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1110
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$561
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$870
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$989
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$556
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$878
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$928
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$520
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$547
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$558
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$548
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$541
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$546
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$537
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$687
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$531
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$515
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$467
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$639
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$489
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1586
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$507

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1158
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$868
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1028
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$745
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$828
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$864
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$698
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$931
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$841
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$818
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$761
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$707
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$706
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$661
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$801
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$841
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$683
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1229
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$666
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$654
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$719
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$821
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$776
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$807
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$673
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$712
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$731
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1231
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$642
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$719
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$702
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$643
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$731
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$708
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$633
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$592
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$716
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$605