Dubai vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5467
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$2923
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$473
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4153
$1536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
66
93
😀 Quality of life
90
89
🏙️ Population
3.94M
2.36M

The cost of living in Dubai is 150% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 947th and 5651st ($2470 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 184th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Taoyuan

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Dubai Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$6.41
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2083
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1266
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3820
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2306
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.6
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7283
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4305
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.5
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.4
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.8
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.6
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.7
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$870
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17401
$19490

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473