Dubai vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2229
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5278
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$2877
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3926
$1180
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
64
93
😀 Quality of life
88
86
🏙️ Population
3.33M
2.29M

The cost of living in Dubai is 159% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1218th and 6163rd ($2229 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 1.8 months in Dubai compared to 1.4 months in Taoyuan. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 189th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.9
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$1.41
 Cappuccino
$6.06
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1742
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1101
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3504
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2351
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.3
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4930
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2984
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.6
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.44
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.84
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.12
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.7
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.5
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.2
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$720
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14799
$13937

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1612
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1841
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1191
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1132
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1164
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$787
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1872
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1126
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1810
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$798
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$890
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$573
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$604
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1375
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1285
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1327
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$544
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$959
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$779
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1005
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$606
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$868
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$604
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$530
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$672
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$457
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$910
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$621
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$561
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$822
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$575
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$541

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716