Al Ain vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

Al Ain Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$911
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3275
$2466
🏠 One person rent
$889
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$1583
$668
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.5
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3640
$1267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
37
82
😀 Quality of life
64
85
🏙️ Population
767K
2.73M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 59% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 2952nd and 5868th ($1449 vs $911) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th 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 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Al Ain ranked 7th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Kaohsiung ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 4608th and 235th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Al Ain vs Kaohsiung infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Al Ain vs Kaohsiung

Prices for goods and services in Al Ain and Kaohsiung are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Al Ain Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.76
$3.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.75
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.6
$2.91
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$742
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1308
$789
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$508
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$53.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.7
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
2.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2008
$4248
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1468
$2106
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.2
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$9.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.51
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.2
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$9.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$57.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$373
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8144
$8834

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Al Ain

Distance City Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi Fujairah
$1096
126 km or 78 mi Dubai
$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

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$890
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$1012
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$851
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$809
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$808
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$828
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$970
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$705
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$813
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$938
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$849
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$885
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$812
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1076
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1260
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$699
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$831
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$783
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$935
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$717
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$744
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$1049
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$661
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$725
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$760
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$702
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$689
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1047
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$714
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$732
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$711
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$713
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$709
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1048
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$686
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$531
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$692
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$849
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$757
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$646