Al Ain vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1455
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3100
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$900
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$1375
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.4
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2995
$1768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
38
94
😀 Quality of life
82
90
🏙️ Population
767K
2.43M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 17% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4139th and 4646th ($1455 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 562nd and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Taipei

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Al Ain Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1126
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.9
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1204
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$574
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6415
$16947

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$620
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$2100
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$2015
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$530
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$494
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$526
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$1062
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$1340
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$497
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$1218
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$521
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$559
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$514
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$965
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$1059
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$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
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$457
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$471
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$717
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$816
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$459
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$1123
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$979
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$989
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$792
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$889
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$921
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$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
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$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
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$643
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$717
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$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
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$729
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$687
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$1042
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$689
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$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
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$677
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$705
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$617
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$611
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$696
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$628
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$684
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$474
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$612