Abu Dhabi vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1942	$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$2512
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$2152	$646
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.2	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3050	$1051
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	53	93
😀 Quality of life	85	84
🏙️ Population	1.57M	2.33M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 106% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 2187th and 5995th ($1942 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.6 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 443rd and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Taoyuan

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	Abu Dhabi	Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.53	$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.7	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1358	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2476	$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1762	$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.6	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.01%	1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5485	$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12028	$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.63	$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.29	$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.73	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.92	$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.5	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$598	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12663	$14970

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2514
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1419
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1449
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2521
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1228
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1849
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1770
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$792
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1078
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1201
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1230
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1081
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$530
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$908
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1008
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$529
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$873
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$930
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$568
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$553
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$453
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$477
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$530
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$503
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$573
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$557
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$761
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$624
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$463
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1627
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$483

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$868
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$993
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1135
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1313
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$695
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$802
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$1030
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$1006
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$914
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$894
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$894
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$914
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$634
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$894
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$854
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$628
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$628
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$621
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$615
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$901
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$707
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$700
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$753
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$671
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$677
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$616
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$696
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$697
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$666
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$600
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$454
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$589
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$586
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$672
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$604
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$451