Dubai vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2379
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5357
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$1601
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$2918
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$453
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$1355
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
65
84
😀 Quality of life
87
81
🏙️ Population
3.33M
3.03M

The cost of living in Dubai is 166% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 989th and 6071st ($2379 vs $894) 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 288th and 521st 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
$10.9
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.28
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.6
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$6.1
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1909
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1243
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3782
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2332
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$91.5
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6638
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3507
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.2
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.03
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.1
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.2
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$903
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13241
$18658

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1494
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2240
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1239
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1844
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$967
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$780
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1779
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1090
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1709
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$547
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$548
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$518
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$514
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1280
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1223
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1243
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$515
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$1068
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$585
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1056
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$589
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$897
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$563
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$507
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$605
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$464
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$901
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$546
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$529
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$829
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$573
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$536

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671