Dubai vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Dubai New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1924
$1076
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4530
$2915
🏠 One person rent
$1170
$470
🏘️ Family rent
$2204
$1041
🍽️ Food expenses
$437
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4381
$1492
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
61
95
😀 Quality of life
90
88
🏙️ Population
3.33M
4.36M

The cost of living in Dubai is 79% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 1903rd and 4553rd ($1924 vs $1076) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 2.3 months in Dubai compared to 1.4 months in New Taipei. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 130th and 160th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$3.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.8
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.19
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.7
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1453
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$829
$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2679
$1593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1737
$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.6
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
1.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3907
$5516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2398
$6436
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.9
$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$4.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.22
$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.2
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.58
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.28
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.1
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$9.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.3
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.63
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.7
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$756
$521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11590
$6499

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1343
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1129
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1020
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1096
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1362
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1260
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$799
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1964
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1150
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1797
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$688
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$968
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$689
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$693
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1277
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1245
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1277
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$688
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$952
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$987
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$947
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$880
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$690
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$691
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$687
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$657
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$907
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$686
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$687
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$785
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$650
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$863
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$837
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$686

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1260
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$849
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$935
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$885
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$938
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$813
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$705
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$970
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$828
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$808
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$809
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$851
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$725
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$717
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$1012
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$890
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$714
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1047
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$699
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$911
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$686
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$812
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$849
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$831
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$713
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$686
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$744
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1048
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$711
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$770
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$678
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$689
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$646
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$849
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$650
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$514
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$661
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$778
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$1049