Al Ain vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$612
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$1657
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
37
95
😀 Quality of life
79
87
🏙️ Population
767K
2.6M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 3% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4616th and 4516th ($1132 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 3.3 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 496th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$19102

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$758
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$1872
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$1810
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$779
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$798
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$573
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$1285
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$1375
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$890
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$1327
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$604
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$672
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$544
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$959
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$1005
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$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
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$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
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$822
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$844
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$561
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$575

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$1011
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$860
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$861
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$863
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$917
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$860
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$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
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$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
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$689
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$932
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$676
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$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
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$721
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$735
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$1115
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$678
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$719
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$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
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$719
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$713
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$655
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$811
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$725
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$644
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$721
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$588
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$589