Al Ain vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1457
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3132
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$903
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$1411
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3660
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
38
93
😀 Quality of life
84
87
🏙️ Population
767K
2.35M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 55% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4207th and 6085th ($1457 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 6th 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 Taoyuan. Al Ain ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 505th and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Taoyuan

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Al Ain Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.72
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.36
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$5.11
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$782
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$728
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1388
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1163
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.6
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.05%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2374
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.45
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.88
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.45
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.3
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$576
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6189
$17081

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$1148
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$1373
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$1710
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$796
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1080
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1135
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2014
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1923
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$575
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$545
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$575
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1109
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1309
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$541
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$1192
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$545
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$627
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$563
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$931
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1037
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$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
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$813
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$825
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$487
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$565

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Distance City Cost of living
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$882
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$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
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$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464