Abu Dhabi vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1802
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4691
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$2569
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3906
$1275
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
52
74
😀 Quality of life
83
80
🏙️ Population
1.48M
1.87M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 114% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 2486th and 6292nd ($1802 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 9th 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 Tainan. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 405th and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Tainan

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Abu Dhabi Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.3
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.9
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$5.81
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1179
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$880
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2759
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2207
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4957
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4315
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.21
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.61
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.83
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.95
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.9
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.5
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.3
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$667
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12787
$18526

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719