Abu Dhabi vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Abu Dhabi Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1802
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4691
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$2569
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3906
$1789
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
52
95
😀 Quality of life
83
86
🏙️ Population
1.48M
2.6M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 56% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 2486th and 4715th ($1802 vs $1158) 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 2.2 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 405th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Abu Dhabi vs Taipei infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Taipei

Prices for goods and services in Abu Dhabi and Taipei are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Abu Dhabi Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.3
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.9
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.81
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1179
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$880
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2759
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2207
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4957
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4315
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.21
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.61
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.83
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.95
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.9
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.5
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.3
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$667
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12787
$18424

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$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

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605