Al Ain vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1844
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5338
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$1325
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$3717
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.1
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3607
$1050
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
38
93
😀 Quality of life
75
83
🏙️ Population
767K
2.33M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 111% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 2271st and 6171st ($1844 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 1000th and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.12
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.4
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.64
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$5.02
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1309
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4401
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3318
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.3
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.33%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2055
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1218
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.44
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.86
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.16
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.6
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.4
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$640
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3802
$18619

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$780
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$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
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$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
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$551
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$546
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$557
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$829
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$809
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$529
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$821
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$897
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$1073
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$1181
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$728
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$731
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$967
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$894
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$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
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$747
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$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
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$669
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$648
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$956
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$644
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$627
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$823
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$1155
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$688
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$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
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$664
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$630
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$671
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$603
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$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
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$649
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$661
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$601
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$451
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$581
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$587
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$677
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$616
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$443