Al Ain vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1457
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3132
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$903
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$1411
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3660
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
38
85
😀 Quality of life
84
86
🏙️ Population
767K
2.87M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 52% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4207th and 5984th ($1457 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 2.5 months in Al Ain compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Al Ain ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 505th and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Taichung

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Al Ain Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.72
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.36
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$5.11
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$782
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$728
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1388
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1163
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.6
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.05%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2374
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.45
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.88
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.45
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.3
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$576
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6189
$17495

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$1214
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$2420
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$1473
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$2183
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$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
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$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
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$813
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$825
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$487
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$565

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Distance City Cost of living
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$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665