Al Ain vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Al Ain Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$1260
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3275
$3310
🏠 One person rent
$889
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$1583
$1091
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$457
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.5
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3640
$1869
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
37
95
😀 Quality of life
64
88
🏙️ Population
767K
2.6M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 15% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 2952nd and 4000th ($1449 vs $1260) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 2.5 months in Al Ain compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Al Ain ranked 7th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 4608th and 169th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.76
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$37.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.75
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.6
$4.12
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$742
$620
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$445
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1308
$1246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$900
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$97.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.7
$23.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
1.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2008
$14801
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1468
$7593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.2
$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.51
$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$20.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$5.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$22.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$4.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.2
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$8.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$9.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$35.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$78
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$373
$755
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8144
$15081

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$1343
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$1129
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$1967
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$1020
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$1362
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
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$799
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1260
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1150
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1964
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1797
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$688
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$689
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1245
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1277
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$968
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1277
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$693
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$687
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$688
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$952
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$987
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$880
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$947
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$907
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$657
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$691
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$690
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$785
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$686
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$687
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$863
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$824
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$650
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$837

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1076
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$935
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$849
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$885
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$938
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$813
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$705
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$970
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$828
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$808
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$809
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$851
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$725
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$717
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$1012
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$890
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$714
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1047
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$783
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$911
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$699
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$686
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$812
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$849
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$831
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$686
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1048
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$713
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$744
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$770
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$711
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$678
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$689
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$646
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$849
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$650
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$514
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$778
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$661
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$1049