Dubai vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2229
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5278
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$2877
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3926
$1361
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
64
84
😀 Quality of life
88
83
🏙️ Population
3.33M
3.03M

The cost of living in Dubai is 124% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1218th and 5356th ($2229 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.8 months in Dubai compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 189th and 343rd 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
$9.9
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$3.14
 Cappuccino
$6.06
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1742
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1101
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3504
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2351
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.3
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4930
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2984
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.6
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.44
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.84
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.12
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.7
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.5
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.2
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$720
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14799
$13893

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1612
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1841
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1191
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1132
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1164
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$787
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1872
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1126
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1810
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$798
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$890
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$573
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$604
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1375
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1285
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1327
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$544
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$959
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$779
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1005
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$606
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$868
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$604
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$530
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$672
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$457
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$910
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$621
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$561
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$822
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$575
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$541

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721