Dubai vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
66
80
😀 Quality of life
90
87
🏙️ Population
3.94M
2.72M

The cost of living in Dubai is 142% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 1039th and 5666th ($2420 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 203rd and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Kaohsiung

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Dubai Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$11481

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610