Al Ain vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1455
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3100
$2456
🏠 One person rent
$900
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$1375
$460
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.4
$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2995
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
38
73
😀 Quality of life
82
72
🏙️ Population
767K
1.85M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 55% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4139th and 6014th ($1455 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 7th 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 2.1 months in Al Ain compared to 1.5 months in Tainan. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 562nd and 2806th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Tainan

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Al Ain Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1126
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.9
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
2.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
$3086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1204
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$65
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$574
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6415
$5481

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$1543
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$2356
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$2133
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$1170
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$1355
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$1791
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$797
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1082
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1193
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2100
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$2015
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$530
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$494
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$526
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1062
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1340
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$497
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1218
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$521
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$559
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$514
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$965
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1059
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$778
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$505
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$917
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$700
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$558
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$485
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$454
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$457
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$471
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$717
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$816
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$459
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$517

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$971
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$904
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$884
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$844
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$868
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$874
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$942
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$687
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$921
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$889
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$989
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$892
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$792
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1123
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$643
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$648
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$729
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$979
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$673
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$679
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$612
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$474
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$473
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$705
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$600
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$672
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1039
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$682
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$640
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$689
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$954
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$717
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1042
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$774
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$777
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$617
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$638
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$686