Al Ain vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Al Ain	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1449	$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3246	$2924
🏠 One person rent	$889	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$1511	$885
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$385
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.3	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3712	$1378
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	38	94
😀 Quality of life	82	87
🏙️ Population	767K	4.04M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 28% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 4123rd and 4867th ($1449 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd 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 1.2 months in New Taipei. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 588th and 387th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs New Taipei

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	Al Ain	New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.58	$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.5	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.34	$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.42	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$5.14	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$791	$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$706	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1265	$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.3	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.02%	2.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$14096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1226	$6224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.6	$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.17	$9.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.23	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.08	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.58	$4.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.23	$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.5	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.38	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.8	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$602	$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5433	$17207

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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 New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1313
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$942
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$1030
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$802
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$868
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$993
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$695
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$1006
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$914
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$894
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$894
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$914
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$628
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$634
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$854
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$894
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$628
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$621
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$615
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$700
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$901
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$753
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$707
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$671
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$677
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$616
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$696
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$666
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$697
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$600
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$586
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$672
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$604
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$454
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$650
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$589