Cost of living comparison

United Arab Emirates

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Taiwan

HsinChu vs. Abu Dhabi Cost of Living Summary

HsinChu is 42.2% cheaper than Abu Dhabi.

Restaurants: pay 43.1% less in HsinChu
Groceries: pay 42.2% more in HsinChu
Transportation: pay 13.4% more in HsinChu
Housing: pay 76.4% less in HsinChu
Childcare: pay 3.5% more in HsinChu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.4% less in HsinChu
Clothing: pay 17.7% less in HsinChu

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

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HsinChu vs. Abu Dhabi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.1% less for restaurants

	Abu Dhabi	HsinChu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.17 AED30.00	$3.77 NT$123.89	-53.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.53 AED35.00	$4.71 NT$154.87	-50.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 AED4.24	$0.94 NT$30.80	-18.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 AED1.53	$0.70 NT$22.86	+67.1%
Average			-43.1%

Abu Dhabi vs. HsinChu - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.2% more for groceries

	Abu Dhabi	HsinChu
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62 AED5.94	$1.70 NT$55.96	+5.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.81 AED21.35	$18.05 NT$593.66	+210.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.38 AED27.11	$10.87 NT$357.60	+47.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.49 AED12.81	$2.78 NT$91.37	-20.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.40 AED16.17	$3.13 NT$103.03	-28.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.12 AED4.13	$1.21 NT$39.81	+7.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.95 AED3.48	$1.14 NT$37.46	+20.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 AED3.09	$1.49 NT$49.17	+77.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 AED2.60	$1.40 NT$45.89	+97.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 AED2.03	$1.07 NT$35.12	+93.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 AED1.96	$1.07 NT$35.12	+100.2%
Average			+42.2%

Abu Dhabi vs. HsinChu - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.4% more for transportation

	Abu Dhabi	HsinChu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.63 AED13.33	$3.83 NT$125.84	+5.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.55 AED97.50	$40.18 NT$1,321.53	+51.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,949.09 AED110K	$33,523.97 NT$1M	+11.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.62 AED28.00	$5.65 NT$185.84	-25.9%
Average			+13.4%

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pay 76.4% less for housing

	Abu Dhabi	HsinChu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$88.30 AED324.32	$21.44 NT$705.33	-75.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,966.33 AED7,222.34	$436.10 NT$14,344.09	-77.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,399.56 AED5,140.58	$259.67 NT$8,540.89	-81.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$148.00 AED543.60	$78.16 NT$2,570.86	-47.2%
Average			-76.4%

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pay 3.5% more for childcare

	Abu Dhabi	HsinChu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$790.93 AED2,905.08	$753.35 NT$24,778.66	-4.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,819.26 AED54,431.15	$16,663.11 NT$548K	+12.4%
Average			+3.5%

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pay 55.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Abu Dhabi	HsinChu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$11.57 AED42.50	$1.88 NT$61.95	-83.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.96 AED21.88	$2.98 NT$98.08	-49.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.67 AED24.50	$3.92 NT$129.06	-41.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$95.29 AED350.01	$51.79 NT$1,703.53	-45.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.97 AED55.00	$10.04 NT$330.38	-32.9%
Average			-55.4%

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pay 17.7% less for clothing

	Abu Dhabi	HsinChu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.46 AED225.76	$57.29 NT$1,884.21	-6.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.09 AED180.32	$35.71 NT$1,174.41	-27.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.63 AED410.01	$78.47 NT$2,581.11	-29.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.14 AED404.56	$105.94 NT$3,484.50	-3.8%
Average			-17.7%

Abu Dhabi vs. HsinChu - Cost of clothing

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