Al Ain vs Changhua - Cost of Living Comparison

Al Ain Changhua
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$828
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3275
$2328
🏠 One person rent
$889
$304
🏘️ Family rent
$1583
$655
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.5
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3640
$1323
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
37
84
😀 Quality of life
64
65
🏙️ Population
767K
235K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 75% more expensive than in Changhua. Cities ranked 2952nd and 6107th ($1449 vs $828) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 12th 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 2.5 months in Al Ain compared to 1.6 months in Changhua. Al Ain ranked 7th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Changhua ranked 11th in Taiwan, while ranked 4608th and 4430th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Changhua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.76
$3.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.75
$5.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.6
$2.36
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$742
$310
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1308
$702
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$44.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$68.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.7
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
1.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2008
$4052
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1468
$2722
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.2
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.51
$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$8.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.2
$10.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$6.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$8.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$12.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$373
$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8144
$10553

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$1096
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$1924
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1343
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$1129
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1020
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1362
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$799
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1260
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1150
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1964
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1797
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$688
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$689
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1245
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1277
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$968
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1277
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$693
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$687
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$688
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$952
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$987
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$880
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$947
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$907
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$657
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$691
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$690
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$785
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$686
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$687
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$863
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$824
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$650
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$837

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Taichung
$970
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$808
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$809
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$705
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$851
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$813
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$938
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$849
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$890
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1076
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$885
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1260
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$1012
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$911
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$935
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$699
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$717
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$783
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$812
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$831
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$725
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$744
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$714
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1047
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$713
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$689
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$711
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$1049
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$661
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$686
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$760
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$849
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$732
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$702
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$646
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$686
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1048
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$770
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$678
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$778