Dubai vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
66
85
😀 Quality of life
90
86
🏙️ Population
3.94M
2.87M

The cost of living in Dubai is 153% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1039th and 5984th ($2420 vs $957) 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 Taichung. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 203rd and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Taichung

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Dubai Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$17495

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665