Al Ain vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$612
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$1180
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
37
93
😀 Quality of life
79
86
🏙️ Population
767K
2.29M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 31% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4616th and 6163rd ($1132 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 496th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$13937

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$2229
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$1612
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$1841
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$1936
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$1577
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$1584
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$1673
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$787
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1164
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1126
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1872
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1810
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$779
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$798
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$573
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1285
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1375
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$890
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1327
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$604
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$672
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$544
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$959
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1005
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$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
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$822
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$844
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$561
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$575

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Distance City Cost of living
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$917
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$860
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$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716