Al Ain vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$612
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$1294
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
37
74
😀 Quality of life
79
82
🏙️ Population
767K
1.87M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 24% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4616th and 5887th ($1132 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 1.4 months in Tainan. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 496th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$11040

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$2229
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$1612
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$1841
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$1936
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$1577
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$1584
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
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$787
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1164
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1126
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1872
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1810
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$779
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$798
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$573
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1285
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1375
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$890
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1327
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$604
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$672
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$544
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$959
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1005
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$646
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$822
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$844
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$561
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$575

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Distance City Cost of living
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$932
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$725
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$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741