Abu Dhabi vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2133
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4670
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$1489
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$2612
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$432
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.8
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2773
$1768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
51
94
😀 Quality of life
85
90
🏙️ Population
1.57M
2.43M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 71% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1650th and 4646th ($2133 vs $1248) 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 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 424th and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Taipei

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Abu Dhabi Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.11
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.9
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.6
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.9
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1728
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1197
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3067
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2202
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4681
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8556
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.63
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.55
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.56
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.22
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.8
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.9
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$628
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14421
$16947

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2470
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1543
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1455
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2356
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1173
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$2100
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$2015
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$797
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1082
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1062
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1218
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1193
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$494
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$965
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1059
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$497
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$778
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$917
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$521
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$526
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$505
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$454
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$457
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$485
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$471
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$530
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$514
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$558
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$700
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$559
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$459
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1628
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$469

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612