Al Ain vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1844
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5338
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$1325
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$3717
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.1
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3607
$1355
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
38
84
😀 Quality of life
75
81
🏙️ Population
767K
3.03M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 106% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 2271st and 6071st ($1844 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th 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 months in Al Ain compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 1000th and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.12
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.4
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.64
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$5.02
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1309
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4401
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3318
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.3
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.33%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2055
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1218
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.44
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.86
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.16
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.6
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.4
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$640
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3802
$18658

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$1239
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$2379
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$1494
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$2240
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$1828
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$780
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$967
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1090
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1779
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1709
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$585
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$547
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$518
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1223
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1280
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$548
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1243
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$514
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$605
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$515
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$1068
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1056
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$897
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$589
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$901
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$464
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$507
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$563
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$551
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$546
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$557
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$829
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$809
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$529
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$573

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Distance City Cost of living
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$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671