Abu Dhabi vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1942
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4262
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$1271
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$2152
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$453
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.2
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3050
$1459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
53
85
😀 Quality of life
85
83
🏙️ Population
1.57M
3.03M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 93% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 2187th and 5518th ($1942 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th 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 Taichung. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 443rd and 541st 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
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.53
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1358
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1002
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2476
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1762
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.6
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.01%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5485
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12028
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.63
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.63
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.73
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.92
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.5
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.4
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.3
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$598
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12663
$19915

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Distance City Cost of living
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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650