Al Ain vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$612
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$1361
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
37
84
😀 Quality of life
79
83
🏙️ Population
767K
3.03M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 14% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4616th and 5356th ($1132 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 496th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$13893

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$1191
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$2229
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$1612
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$1841
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$787
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1164
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1126
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1872
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1810
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$779
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$798
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$573
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1285
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1375
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$890
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1327
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$604
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$672
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$544
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$959
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1005
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$646
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$822
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$844
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$561
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$575

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721