Al Ain vs Changhua - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Changhua
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$890
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$2581
🏠 One person rent
$612
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$851
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$386
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$46.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$1482
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
37
83
😀 Quality of life
79
65
🏙️ Population
767K
227K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 27% more expensive than in Changhua. Cities ranked 4616th and 6021st ($1132 vs $890) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 8th 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 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 1.7 months in Changhua. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Changhua ranked 13th in Taiwan, while ranked 496th and 4489th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Changhua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$46.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$71.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
1.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$4956
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$3846
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$36.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$3.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$10.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$6.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$9.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$43.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$13228

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$1191
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$2229
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1612
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$1841
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$787
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1164
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1126
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1872
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1810
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$779
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$798
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$573
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1285
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1375
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$890
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1327
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$604
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$672
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$544
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$959
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1005
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$646
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$822
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$844
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$561
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$575

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Taichung
$995
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$857
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$791
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$746
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$725
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$860
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$917
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$861
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$913
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1011
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$863
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1169
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$952
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$932
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$860
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$676
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$675
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$689
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$851
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$721
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$719
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$694
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1114
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$678
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$713
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$667
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$589
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$588
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$744
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$716
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$787
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$799
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$738
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$655
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$735
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1115
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$741
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$719
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$721