Abu Dhabi vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$1657
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
52
95
😀 Quality of life
82
87
🏙️ Population
1.48M
2.6M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 66% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1938th and 4516th ($1936 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 369th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$19102

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$1673
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$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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589