Dubai vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5467
$2973
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$2923
$836
🍽️ Food expenses
$473
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4153
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
66
94
😀 Quality of life
90
90
🏙️ Population
3.94M
4.04M

The cost of living in Dubai is 120% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 947th and 4931st ($2470 vs $1123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.2 months in New Taipei. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 184th and 183rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs New Taipei

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Dubai New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$6.41
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2083
$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1266
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3820
$1046
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2306
$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.6
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
2.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7283
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4305
$7371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.5
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$4.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$7.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.4
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.8
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.6
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.7
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$870
$650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17401
$21429

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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 New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1248
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$989
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$979
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$792
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$889
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$921
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$687
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$942
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$874
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$868
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$884
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$904
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$679
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$673
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$844
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$938
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$672
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1039
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$648
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$643
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$971
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$717
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$892
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$774
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$729
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$689
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$687
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$702
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1042
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$640
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$686
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$677
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$705
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$617
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$611
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$696
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$628
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$474
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$684
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$612