Al Ain vs Changhua - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Changhua
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1455
$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3100
$2345
🏠 One person rent
$900
$344
🏘️ Family rent
$1375
$582
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$381
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.4
$40.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2995
$1603
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
38
83
😀 Quality of life
82
70
🏙️ Population
767K
220K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 66% more expensive than in Changhua. Cities ranked 4139th and 6404th ($1455 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 13th 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 2.1 months in Al Ain compared to 1.8 months in Changhua. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Changhua ranked 12th in Taiwan, while ranked 562nd and 3879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Changhua

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Al Ain Changhua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$4.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$1.73
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$641
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1126
$436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$54
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$84.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.9
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
2.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
$6888
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1204
$5883
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$9.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$8.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$10.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$6.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$9.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$50
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$65
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$574
$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6415
$17992

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$1173
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$2470
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$1543
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$2356
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$797
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1082
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1193
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2100
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$2015
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$530
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$494
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$526
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1062
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1340
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$497
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1218
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$521
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$559
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$514
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$965
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1059
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$778
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$505
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$917
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$700
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$558
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$485
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$454
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$457
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$471
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$717
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$816
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$459
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Taichung
$942
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$868
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$884
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$687
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$904
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$921
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$889
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$989
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$938
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1123
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$792
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1248
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$844
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$971
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$979
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$643
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$673
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$648
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$892
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$729
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$702
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$672
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1039
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$689
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$705
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$640
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$612
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$474
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$717
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$473
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$774
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$682
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$600
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$617
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$687
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1042
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$686
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$677
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$684