Dubai vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

Dubai Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1975
$903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4546
$2505
🏠 One person rent
$1193
$315
🏘️ Family rent
$2125
$707
🍽️ Food expenses
$451
$373
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4429
$1134
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
61
81
😀 Quality of life
88
85
🏙️ Population
3.33M
2.73M

The cost of living in Dubai is 119% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 1578th and 6011th ($1975 vs $903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 2.2 months in Dubai compared to 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Kaohsiung ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 174th and 250th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$3.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.1
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.35
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$1.93
☕ Cappuccino
$6.47
$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1461
$300
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$855
$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2763
$834
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1616
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$99.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.1
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
2.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4041
$4674
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2340
$1979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.04
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.9
$36.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$9.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$7.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.31
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.4
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.46
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.37
$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.63
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.3
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$9.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.4
$55.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.87
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$67.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13624
$8427

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1335
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$743
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$956
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1109
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1395
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1306
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1897
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$724
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1471
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1255
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$790
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1940
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1123
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1894
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$922
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$1012
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$631
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$677
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1326
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$772
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1023
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$639
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$926
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$803
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$962
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$782
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$872
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$698
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$745
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$598
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$723
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$500
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$898
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$749
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$727
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$795
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$673
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$829
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$744
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$621

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$1003
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$1000
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$888
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$866
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$869
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$884
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$971
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$690
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$827
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$911
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$805
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$896
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$865
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1032
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1127
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$685
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$792
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$687
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$913
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$688
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$753
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$989
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$808
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$680
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$957
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$928
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$508
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1180
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$709
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$847
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$671
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$679
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1073
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1180
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$762
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$534
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$866
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$819
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$608
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$646