Abu Dhabi vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1915
$1238
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4277
$3202
🏠 One person rent
$1247
$547
🏘️ Family rent
$2181
$954
🍽️ Food expenses
$451
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.9
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3000
$1764
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
53
94
😀 Quality of life
84
87
🏙️ Population
1.57M
4.04M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 55% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 2282nd and 4660th ($1915 vs $1238) 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 1.4 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 427th and 298th 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
$11
$5.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.8
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.57
$5.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.4
$2.04
 Cappuccino
$5.73
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1359
$588
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$975
$425
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2488
$1084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.2
$64.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$97.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$103
$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.21%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5745
$14358
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12613
$6101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.64
$9.84
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$3.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$4.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.22
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.82
$10.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$8.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.71
$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.96
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.4
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$79
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.4
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$612
$667
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12182
$18482

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1713
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2512
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1383
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1450
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2504
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1081
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1215
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1455
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1762
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1688
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$631
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$794
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$995
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1205
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1240
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1226
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1116
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$537
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$1063
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1055
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$537
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$893
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$913
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$515
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$530
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$564
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$464
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$489
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$541
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$521
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$578
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$524
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$527
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$536
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$604
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$515
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1695
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1242
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$493

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1356
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$995
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1079
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$846
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$943
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$1001
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$737
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$1026
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$937
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$927
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$931
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$961
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$684
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$633
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$892
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$936
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$652
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1202
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$646
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$634
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$1060
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$690
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$940
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$740
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$698
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$638
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$681
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$673
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1203
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$610
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$703
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$672
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$654
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$607
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$594
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$683
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$612
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$451
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$677
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$588