Dubai vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5467
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$2923
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$473
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4153
$1422
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
66
85
😀 Quality of life
90
87
🏙️ Population
3.94M
2.87M

The cost of living in Dubai is 162% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 947th and 5994th ($2470 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 184th and 351st 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
$11.9
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$6.41
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2083
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1266
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3820
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2306
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.6
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7283
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4305
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.5
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.4
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.8
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.6
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.7
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$870
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17401
$17517

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684