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Taipei vs. Abu Dhabi Cost of Living Summary

Taipei is 1.3% more expensive than Abu Dhabi.

Restaurants: pay 6.3% less in Taipei
Groceries: pay 69.2% more in Taipei
Transportation: pay 21.6% more in Taipei
Housing: pay 54.1% less in Taipei
Childcare: pay 20.1% more in Taipei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.1% less in Taipei
Clothing: pay 2.5% less in Taipei

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

Taipei vs. Abu Dhabi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.3% less for restaurants

	Abu Dhabi	Taipei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.89 AED40.00	$6.55 NT$205.75	-39.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.53 AED35.00	$5.55 NT$174.37	-41.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 AED4.74	$1.14 NT$35.93	-11.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 AED1.61	$0.74 NT$23.11	+67.4%
Average			-6.3%

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pay 69.2% more for groceries

	Abu Dhabi	Taipei
Bread 1 loaf	$1.60 AED5.89	$1.87 NT$58.85	+16.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.28 AED19.39	$9.47 NT$297.19	+79.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.50 AED27.54	$11.91 NT$373.86	+58.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.64 AED13.37	$2.64 NT$83.01	-27.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.12 AED15.11	$4.42 NT$138.63	+7.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 AED4.21	$2.29 NT$72.00	+100.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 AED3.00	$1.37 NT$43.14	+68.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 AED3.05	$1.37 NT$43.01	+65.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 AED2.46	$1.92 NT$60.42	+186.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 AED1.96	$1.29 NT$40.40	+141.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 AED2.39	$1.07 NT$33.62	+64.3%
Average			+69.2%

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pay 21.6% more for transportation

	Abu Dhabi	Taipei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.94 AED10.80	$3.83 NT$120.24	+30.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.87 AED95.00	$39.32 NT$1,234.48	+52.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,639.07 AED163,937.00	$36,375.55 NT$1,141,897.65	-18.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.62 AED28.00	$9.34 NT$293.19	+22.5%
Average			+21.6%

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pay 54.1% less for housing

	Abu Dhabi	Taipei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.96 AED370.79	$25.93 NT$813.86	-74.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,490.68 AED5,474.52	$792.21 NT$24,868.95	-46.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,109.19 AED4,073.48	$568.06 NT$17,832.60	-48.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$115.93 AED425.75	$62.05 NT$1,947.76	-46.5%
Average			-54.1%

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pay 20.1% more for childcare

	Abu Dhabi	Taipei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$625.43 AED2,296.88	$628.11 NT$19,717.45	+0.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,786.81 AED46,959.57	$17,860.07 NT$560,661.46	+39.7%
Average			+20.1%

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pay 39.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Abu Dhabi	Taipei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$11.29 AED41.45	$3.24 NT$101.84	-71.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.77 AED21.18	$3.80 NT$119.18	-34.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.26 AED23.00	$3.93 NT$123.45	-37.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.90 AED230.98	$42.01 NT$1,318.63	-33.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.61 AED50.00	$10.98 NT$344.63	-19.4%
Average			-39.1%

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pay 2.5% less for clothing

	Abu Dhabi	Taipei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.62 AED222.62	$66.48 NT$2,086.91	+9.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.93 AED190.71	$36.29 NT$1,139.22	-30.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.09 AED360.23	$88.45 NT$2,776.65	-9.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.21 AED353.33	$115.72 NT$3,632.67	+20.3%
Average			-2.5%

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