Al Ain vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1457
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3132
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$903
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$1411
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3660
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
38
80
😀 Quality of life
84
87
🏙️ Population
767K
2.72M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 46% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 4207th and 5666th ($1457 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd 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 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 505th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Kaohsiung

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Al Ain Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.72
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.36
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.11
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$782
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$728
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1388
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1163
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.6
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.05%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2374
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.45
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.88
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.45
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.3
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$576
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6189
$11481

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$1214
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$2420
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$1473
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$2183
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$796
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1080
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1135
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2014
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1923
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$575
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$545
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$575
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1109
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1309
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$541
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1192
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$545
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$627
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$563
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$931
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1037
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$823
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$565
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$761
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$613
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$547
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$465
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$489
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$523
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$813
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$825
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$487
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$565

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610