Al Ain vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1457
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3132
$2892
🏠 One person rent
$903
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$1411
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3660
$1360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
38
94
😀 Quality of life
84
89
🏙️ Population
767K
4.05M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 31% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 4207th and 5023rd ($1457 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 2.5 months in Al Ain compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Al Ain ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 505th and 252nd 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
$9.72
$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.36
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$5.11
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$782
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$728
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1388
$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1163
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.6
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.05%
2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2374
$13830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$7127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.45
$9.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.88
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$7.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.45
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.3
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$576
$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6189
$18576

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$1373
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$1710
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$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
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$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
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$813
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$825
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$487
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
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9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1257
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$941
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$997
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$796
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$882
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$937
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$709
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$957
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$888
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$879
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$889
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$910
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$656
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$668
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$841
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$910
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$654
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1067
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$634
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$630
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$999
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$705
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$903
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$763
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$723
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$682
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$696
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1064
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$634
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$697
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$661
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$698
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$610
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$598
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$667
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$617
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$465
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$665
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$602