Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 11.5% more expensive than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 8.3% more for restaurants
Abu Dhabi
|
Taipei
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$5.92
NT$192.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
$4.93
NT$160.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
AED3.59
|
$1.07
NT$34.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
AED1.24
|
$0.68
NT$22.09
|
|
pay 90.6% more for groceries
Abu Dhabi
|
Taipei
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
AED4.75
|
$2.01
NT$65.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
AED14.43
|
$8.55
NT$277.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
AED25.80
|
$11.77
NT$381.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
AED9.72
|
$3.41
NT$110.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
AED12.78
|
$4.21
NT$136.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
AED3.53
|
$2.13
NT$68.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
AED2.75
|
$1.02
NT$32.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
AED2.82
|
$1.28
NT$41.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
AED2.31
|
$1.63
NT$52.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
AED1.77
|
$1.29
NT$41.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.66
|
$1.15
NT$37.46
|
|
pay 37.1% more for transportation
Abu Dhabi
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
AED14.37
|
$3.89
NT$126.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.78
AED80.01
|
$42.09
NT$1,365.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,369.69
AED89,509.87
|
$32,885.97
NT$1,066,804.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.62
AED28.00
|
$9.21
NT$298.71
|
|
pay 62.0% less for housing
Abu Dhabi
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$104.06
AED382.20
|
$26.10
NT$846.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,554.77
AED5,710.67
|
$624.83
NT$20,269.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.35
AED4,452.98
|
$417.75
NT$13,551.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.77
AED487.68
|
$69.55
NT$2,256.07
|
|
pay 38.2% more for childcare
Abu Dhabi
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.56
AED2,191.15
|
$689.69
NT$22,373.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,988.57
AED36,688.01
|
$16,064.75
NT$521,132.36
|
|
pay 41.8% less for entertainment and sports
Abu Dhabi
|
Taipei
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$2.14
NT$69.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.15
AED18.92
|
$3.21
NT$104.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
$4.28
NT$138.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.56
AED270.17
|
$39.68
NT$1,287.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$10.52
NT$341.38
|
|
pay 10.4% more for clothing
Abu Dhabi
|
Taipei
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.67
AED197.12
|
$82.51
NT$2,676.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.10
AED165.64
|
$30.23
NT$980.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.37
AED342.94
|
$94.58
NT$3,068.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.36
AED353.91
|
$115.17
NT$3,735.95
|
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