Dubai vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$1368
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
64
84
😀 Quality of life
86
80
🏙️ Population
3.33M
3.03M

The cost of living in Dubai is 148% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1098th and 6052nd ($2309 vs $931) 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 1.5 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 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 306th and 496th 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
$10.5
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$6.12
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$13638

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716