Al Ain vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2765
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$560
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$1195
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.7
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3674
$1368
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
37
84
😀 Quality of life
79
80
🏙️ Population
767K
3.03M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 13% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5284th and 6052nd ($1050 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 5th 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 3.5 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 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 600th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.15
$2.5
 Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$460
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$820
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2023
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1222
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.68
$8.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$665
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6250
$13638

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$1232
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$2309
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$1503
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$2084
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$1802
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$1768
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$786
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$994
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1110
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1810
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1719
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$561
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$547
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1218
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1267
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$556
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1226
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$520
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$639
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$531
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$870
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$989
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$878
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$558
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$467
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$515
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$546
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$548
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$541
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$537
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$831
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$806
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$489
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$577

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Distance City Cost of living
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$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716