Abu Dhabi vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$1361
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
52
84
😀 Quality of life
82
83
🏙️ Population
1.48M
3.03M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 95% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1938th and 5356th ($1936 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 369th and 343rd 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
$9.91
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$13893

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721