Abu Dhabi vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1942
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4262
$2924
🏠 One person rent
$1271
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$2152
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$453
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.2
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3050
$1378
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
53
94
😀 Quality of life
85
87
🏙️ Population
1.57M
4.04M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 71% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 2187th and 4867th ($1942 vs $1135) 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 1.6 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 443rd and 387th 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
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.53
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1358
$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1002
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2476
$947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1762
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.6
$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.01%
2.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5485
$14096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12028
$6224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.63
$9.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.63
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$4.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.73
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.92
$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.5
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.4
$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.3
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$598
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12663
$17207

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117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2514
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1419
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1449
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2521
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1228
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1849
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1770
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$792
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1078
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1201
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1237
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1230
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1081
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$530
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$908
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1008
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$529
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$873
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$930
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$534
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$568
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$553
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$453
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$477
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$530
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$503
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$573
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$557
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$604
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$761
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$624
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$463
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1627
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$483

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1313
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$942
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1030
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$802
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$868
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$993
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$695
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$1006
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$914
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$894
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$894
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$914
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$628
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$634
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$854
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$894
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$628
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1078
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$621
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$615
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$700
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$901
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$753
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$707
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$671
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$681
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1079
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$616
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$696
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$666
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$697
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$600
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$586
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$672
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$604
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$454
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$650
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589