Al Ain vs Changhua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Al Ain	Changhua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1449	$914
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3246	$2449
🏠 One person rent	$889	$365
🏘️ Family rent	$1511	$620
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.3	$45.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3712	$1621
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	24 km
🎓 Higher education	38	83
😀 Quality of life	82	67
🏙️ Population	767K	225K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 59% more expensive than in Changhua. Cities ranked 4123rd and 6149th ($1449 vs $914) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 9th 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 2.6 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 13th in Taiwan, while ranked 588th and 4895th 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	$9.58	$4.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.5	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.34	$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.42	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$5.14	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$791	$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$706	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$626
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1265	$486
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$82.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.3	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.02%	2.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$7369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1226	$7132
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.6	$30.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.17	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.23	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$7.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.08	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$4.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.58	$4.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.23	$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$6.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.5	$51
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.38	$13.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.8	$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$602	$416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5433	$18881

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1228
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2514
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1419
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2521
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$792
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$1078
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1081
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1849
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1770
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$573
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$530
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$568
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1201
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1237
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$529
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1230
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$534
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$624
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$557
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$908
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1008
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$873
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$553
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$930
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$761
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$530
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$453
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$477
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$503
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$808
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$817
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$463
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$545

Cities near Changhua

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Taichung	$1006
23 km or 14 mi	Nantou	$894
40 km or 25 mi	Douliu	$894
63 km or 39 mi	Miaoli	$695
66 km or 41 mi	Chiayi	$914
93 km or 58 mi	Hsinchu	$993
98 km or 61 mi	Zhubei	$868
111 km or 69 mi	Taoyuan	$942
126 km or 78 mi	Tainan	$894
140 km or 87 mi	New Taipei	$1135
145 km or 90 mi	Yilan	$802
149 km or 92 mi	Taipei	$1313
158 km or 98 mi	Taitung	$854
163 km or 101 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
170 km or 106 mi	Keelung	$1030
215 km or 133 mi	Jinjiang	$615
217 km or 135 mi	Putian	$634
218 km or 136 mi	Quanzhou	$621
227 km or 141 mi	Kinmen	$901
253 km or 157 mi	Xiamen	$707
256 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$628
295 km or 183 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
307 km or 191 mi	Ningde	$628
368 km or 229 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
372 km or 231 mi	Nanping	$671
373 km or 231 mi	Longyan	$697
381 km or 237 mi	Sanming	$616
398 km or 248 mi	Shantou	$589
399 km or 248 mi	Chaozhou	$454
413 km or 257 mi	Rui'an	$700
428 km or 266 mi	Jieyang	$451
437 km or 272 mi	Wenzhou	$753
448 km or 279 mi	Meizhou	$669
452 km or 281 mi	Puning	$579
481 km or 299 mi	Wuyishan	$600
487 km or 302 mi	Wenling	$677
488 km or 303 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
491 km or 305 mi	Lishui	$696
536 km or 333 mi	Linhai	$666
550 km or 342 mi	Shangrao	$650