Dubai vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5467
$2456
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$2923
$460
🍽️ Food expenses
$473
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4153
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
66
73
😀 Quality of life
90
72
🏙️ Population
3.94M
1.85M

The cost of living in Dubai is 163% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 947th and 6014th ($2470 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 Tainan. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 184th and 2806th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Tainan

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Dubai Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$6.41
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2083
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1266
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3820
$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2306
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.6
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
2.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7283
$3086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4305
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.5
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.4
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.8
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.6
$65
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.7
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$870
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17401
$5481

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$971
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$904
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$884
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$844
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$868
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$874
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$942
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$687
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$921
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$889
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$989
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$892
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$792
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1123
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$643
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$648
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$729
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$979
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$673
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$679
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$612
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$474
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$473
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$705
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$600
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$672
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1039
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$682
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$640
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$689
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$954
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$717
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1042
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$774
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$777
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$617
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$638
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$686