Abu Dhabi vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$2876
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$1496
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
52
95
😀 Quality of life
82
88
🏙️ Population
1.48M
4.36M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 92% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 1938th and 5229th ($1936 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.5 months in New Taipei. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 369th and 181st 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
$9.91
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$1.81
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$1097
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$61.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$5036
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$4.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$9.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$11035

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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 New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1169
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$861
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$860
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$863
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$917
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$860
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$746
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$995
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$890
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$857
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$791
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$725
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$664
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$675
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$952
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$913
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$694
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1114
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$689
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$676
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$744
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$851
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$787
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$721
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$678
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$735
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$719
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1115
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$667
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$741
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$719
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$655
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$811
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$725
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$644
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$588
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$721
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589