Abu Dhabi vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$1180
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
52
93
😀 Quality of life
82
86
🏙️ Population
1.48M
2.29M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 125% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1938th and 6163rd ($1936 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 369th and 264th 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
$9.91
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$13937

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$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

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716