Dubai vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5467
$2603
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$2923
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$473
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4153
$1504
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
66
80
😀 Quality of life
90
88
🏙️ Population
3.94M
2.71M

The cost of living in Dubai is 154% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 947th and 5770th ($2470 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.5 months in Kaohsiung. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Kaohsiung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 184th and 281st 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
$11.9
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$6.41
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2083
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1266
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3820
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2306
$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.6
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
2.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7283
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4305
$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.5
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$6.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.4
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.8
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.6
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.7
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$870
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17401
$13326

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1543
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617