Al Ain vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1457
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3132
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$903
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$1411
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3660
$1619
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
38
94
😀 Quality of life
84
89
🏙️ Population
767K
2.44M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 16% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4207th and 4661st ($1457 vs $1257) 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 2.5 months in Al Ain compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Al Ain ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 505th and 266th 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
$9.72
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.36
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$5.11
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$782
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$728
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1388
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1163
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.6
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.05%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2374
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.45
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.88
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.45
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.3
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$576
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6189
$18442

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$1373
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$1710
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$796
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1080
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$635
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$2014
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$1923
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$575
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$545
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$575
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$1109
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$1309
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$541
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$1192
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$545
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$627
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$563
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$931
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$1037
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$793
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$823
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$565
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$761
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$613
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$547
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$465
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$489
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$523
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$813
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$825
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$487
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
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$1108
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$997
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$941
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$796
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$882
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$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
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$999
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$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
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$1064
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$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
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$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
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$598
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$667
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$617
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$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602