Dubai vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2379
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5357
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$1601
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$2918
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$453
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$1050
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
65
93
😀 Quality of life
87
83
🏙️ Population
3.33M
2.33M

The cost of living in Dubai is 172% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 989th and 6171st ($2379 vs $875) 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 288th and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.28
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.6
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$6.1
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1909
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1243
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3782
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2332
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$91.5
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6638
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3507
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.2
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.03
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.1
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.2
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$903
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13241
$18619

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443