Abu Dhabi vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1915
$1356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4277
$3374
🏠 One person rent
$1247
$649
🏘️ Family rent
$2181
$1111
🍽️ Food expenses
$451
$472
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.9
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3000
$1742
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
53
95
😀 Quality of life
84
86
🏙️ Population
1.57M
2.6M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 41% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 2282nd and 4395th ($1915 vs $1356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 427th and 350th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11
$6.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.8
$41.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.57
$5.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.4
$3.47
 Cappuccino
$5.73
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1359
$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$975
$526
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2488
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$926
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.2
$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$81.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$103
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.21%
2.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5745
$15189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12613
$8266
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26
$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.64
$9.96
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$3.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$2.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$19.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$5.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.22
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.82
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$9.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.71
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.96
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.4
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.4
$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$612
$665
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12182
$17172

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117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1713
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2512
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1383
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1450
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2504
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1081
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1215
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1455
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1762
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1688
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$631
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$794
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$995
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1205
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1240
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1226
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1116
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$537
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$1063
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1055
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$537
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$893
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$913
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$515
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$530
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$564
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$464
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$489
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$541
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$521
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$578
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$524
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$527
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$536
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$604
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$515
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1695
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1242
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$493

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1238
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1079
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$995
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$846
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$943
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$1001
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$737
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$1026
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$937
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$927
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$931
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$961
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$684
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$633
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$892
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$936
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$652
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1202
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$646
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$1060
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$634
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$690
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$940
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$740
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$698
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$681
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1203
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$638
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$673
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$703
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$610
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$672
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$654
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$607
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$594
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$683
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$612
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$677
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$588