Cost of living comparison

Taipei, Taiwan

compared to

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Abu Dhabi is 41.7% more expensive than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 33.8% more in Abu Dhabi
Groceries: pay 34.3% less in Abu Dhabi
Transportation: pay 10.0% less in Abu Dhabi
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Abu Dhabi
Childcare: pay 10.0% less in Abu Dhabi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Abu Dhabi
Clothing: pay 34.8% more in Abu Dhabi

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and restaurants in Abu Dhabi are more expensive than in Taipei. Expenses including groceries, transportation, and childcare are lower in Abu Dhabi. Notably, housing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Abu Dhabi.

Abu Dhabi vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Taipei, you would:

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pay 33.8% more for restaurants

	Taipei	Abu Dhabi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.18 NT$205.28	$10.89 AED40.00	+76.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.01 NT$166.27	$9.53 AED35.00	+90.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 NT$33.34	$1.08 AED3.95	+7.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 NT$22.55	$0.42 AED1.53	-38.5%
Average			+33.8%

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pay 34.3% less for groceries

	Taipei	Abu Dhabi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.86 NT$61.70	$1.37 AED5.03	-26.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.37 NT$278.03	$4.80 AED17.63	-42.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.77 NT$357.57	$6.85 AED25.17	-36.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$90.22	$3.16 AED11.63	+16.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.37 NT$144.95	$3.61 AED13.25	-17.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.06 NT$68.46	$1.00 AED3.67	-51.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NT$33.63	$0.82 AED3.00	-19.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$41.39	$0.81 AED2.97	-35.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.56 NT$51.63	$0.69 AED2.52	-55.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 NT$43.13	$0.50 AED1.83	-61.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 NT$36.85	$0.58 AED2.13	-47.7%
Average			-34.3%

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pay 10.0% less for transportation

	Taipei	Abu Dhabi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.68 NT$122.33	$3.03 AED11.11	-17.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.10 NT$1,231.66	$24.50 AED90.00	-34.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,750.62 NT$1,153,650.86	$45,026.41 AED165,384.25	+29.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.81 NT$292.52	$7.23 AED26.56	-17.9%
Average			-10.0%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Taipei	Abu Dhabi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.04 NT$798.03	$103.04 AED378.47	+328.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.95 NT$20,946.25	$1,349.31 AED4,956.07	+113.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$465.35 NT$15,448.79	$1,005.59 AED3,693.60	+116.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.62 NT$2,112.07	$119.02 AED437.15	+87.1%
Average			+161.4%

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pay 10.0% less for childcare

	Taipei	Abu Dhabi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$610.09 NT$20,253.89	$669.40 AED2,458.73	+9.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,275.33 NT$606,704.48	$12,841.46 AED47,167.31	-29.7%
Average			-10.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Abu Dhabi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.63 NT$87.24	$10.89 AED40.00	+314.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.05 NT$101.17	$5.88 AED21.61	+93.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.71 NT$123.17	$6.13 AED22.50	+65.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.32 NT$1,272.03	$64.83 AED238.13	+69.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.89 NT$328.44	$13.61 AED50.00	+37.6%
Average			+115.9%

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pay 34.8% more for clothing

	Taipei	Abu Dhabi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.02 NT$1,859.80	$67.20 AED246.82	+19.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.15 NT$1,034.23	$62.59 AED229.91	+100.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.26 NT$2,830.44	$103.06 AED378.56	+20.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.43 NT$3,433.71	$100.93 AED370.72	-2.4%
Average			+34.8%

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