Al Ain vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1844
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5338
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$1325
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$3717
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.1
$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3607
$1362
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
38
73
😀 Quality of life
75
81
🏙️ Population
767K
1.87M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 127% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 2271st and 6380th ($1844 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 10th 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 months in Al Ain compared to 1.7 months in Tainan. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 1000th and 498th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.12
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.4
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.64
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.02
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1309
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4401
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3318
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.3
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.33%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2055
$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1218
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.44
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.86
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.16
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.6
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.4
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$640
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3802
$6108

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$1239
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$2379
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$1494
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$2240
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$780
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$967
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1090
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1779
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1709
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$585
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$547
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$518
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1223
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1280
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$548
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1243
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$514
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$605
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$515
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$1068
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1056
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$897
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$589
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$901
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$464
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$507
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$563
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$551
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$546
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$557
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$829
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$809
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$529
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$573

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Distance City Cost of living
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$956
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$747
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$770
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$788
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$796
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$813
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$894
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$728
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$897
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$821
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$875
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$823
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$731
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1073
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$627
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1181
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$644
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$688
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$967
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$625
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$669
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$581
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$451
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$443
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$649
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$569
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$648
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1155
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$655
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$603
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$630
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$936
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$681
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1154
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$726
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$764
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$601
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$601
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$682