Al Ain vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1844
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5338
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$1325
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$3717
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.1
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3607
$1684
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
38
95
😀 Quality of life
75
86
🏙️ Population
767K
2.6M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 56% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 2271st and 4534th ($1844 vs $1181) 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 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 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 1000th and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.12
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.4
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.64
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$5.02
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1309
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4401
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3318
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.3
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.33%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2055
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1218
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.44
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.86
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.16
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.6
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.4
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$640
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3802
$19749

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$780
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$967
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$634
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$1779
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$1709
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$585
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$547
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$518
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$1223
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$1280
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$548
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$1243
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$514
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$605
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$515
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$1068
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$1056
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$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
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$546
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$557
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$829
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$809
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$529
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$1073
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$967
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$875
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$731
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$821
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$897
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$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
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$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
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$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
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$661
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$649
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$601
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$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
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$616
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$671
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$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581