Al Ain vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1455
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3100
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$900
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$1375
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.4
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2995
$1536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
38
93
😀 Quality of life
82
89
🏙️ Population
767K
2.36M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 47% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4139th and 5651st ($1455 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd 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 2.1 months in Al Ain compared to 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 562nd and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1126
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.9
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1204
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$574
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6415
$19490

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$1173
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$2470
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$1543
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$2356
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$2133
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$1170
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$1355
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$1791
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$797
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1082
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1193
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2100
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$2015
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$530
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$494
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$526
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1062
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1340
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$497
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1218
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$521
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$559
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$514
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$965
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1059
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$778
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$505
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$917
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$700
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$558
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$485
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$454
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$457
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$471
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$717
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$816
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$459
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
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$889
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$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473