Dubai vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2379
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5357
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$1601
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$2918
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$453
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$1684
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
65
95
😀 Quality of life
87
86
🏙️ Population
3.33M
2.6M

The cost of living in Dubai is 101% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 989th and 4534th ($2379 vs $1181) 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 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 288th and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.28
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.6
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$6.1
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1909
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1243
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3782
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2332
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$91.5
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6638
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3507
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.2
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.03
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.1
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.2
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$903
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13241
$19749

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Cities near Dubai

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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581