Abu Dhabi vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$1294
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
52
74
😀 Quality of life
82
82
🏙️ Population
1.48M
1.87M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 112% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 1938th and 5887th ($1936 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 Tainan. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 369th and 364th 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
$9.91
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$11040

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741