Al Ain vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3246
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$889
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$1511
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$388
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.3
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3712
$1459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
38
85
😀 Quality of life
82
83
🏙️ Population
767K
3.03M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 44% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4123rd and 5518th ($1449 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 2.6 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 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 588th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.58
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.5
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.34
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.42
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$5.14
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$791
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1265
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.3
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2045
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1226
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.6
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.17
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.23
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.08
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.5
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.38
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.3
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.8
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$602
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5433
$19915

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$1228
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$2514
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1419
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$2521
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$792
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1078
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1081
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1849
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1770
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$573
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$530
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$568
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1201
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1237
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$529
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1230
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$534
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$624
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$557
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$908
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1008
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$873
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$553
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$930
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$761
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$604
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$530
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$453
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$477
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$503
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$808
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$817
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$463
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$545

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Distance City Cost of living
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$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650