Dubai vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$1789
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
64
95
😀 Quality of life
86
86
🏙️ Population
3.33M
2.6M

The cost of living in Dubai is 99% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1098th and 4715th ($2309 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 Taipei. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 306th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Taipei

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Dubai Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$6.12
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$18424

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Cities near Dubai

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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605