Al Ain vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Al Ain Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$970
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3275
$2822
🏠 One person rent
$889
$355
🏘️ Family rent
$1583
$878
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$395
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.5
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3640
$1163
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
37
85
😀 Quality of life
64
82
🏙️ Population
767K
3.03M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 49% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 2952nd and 5682nd ($1449 vs $970) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th 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 Taichung. Al Ain ranked 7th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Taichung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 4608th and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.76
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.75
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.6
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$742
$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1308
$947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$759
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$55.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.7
$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2008
$5434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1468
$2826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.2
$42.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$8.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$3.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.51
$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$4.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.2
$11.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$7.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$9.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$373
$459
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8144
$13684

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$1096
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$828
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$808
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$705
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$809
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$851
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$813
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$938
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$849
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1076
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$885
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1260
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$890
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$935
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$1012
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$911
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$717
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$699
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$783
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$812
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$725
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$831
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$714
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$744
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1047
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$713
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$689
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$711
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$686
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$1049
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$661
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$849
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$760
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$732
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$702
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1048
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$686
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$646
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$770
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$678
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$778