Abu Dhabi vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1802
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4691
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$2569
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3906
$1368
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
52
84
😀 Quality of life
83
80
🏙️ Population
1.48M
3.03M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 94% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 2486th and 6052nd ($1802 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 2.2 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 405th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Taichung

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Abu Dhabi Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.3
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.9
$2.5
 Cappuccino
$5.81
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1179
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$880
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2759
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2207
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4957
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4315
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$8.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.21
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.61
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.83
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.95
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.9
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.5
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.3
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$667
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12787
$13638

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Distance City Cost of living
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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716