Taiwan

Compared with United Arab Emirates, using real observed prices.

Baseline: United Arab Emirates = 1×

Taiwan vs

United Arab Emirates

Overall verdict

Taiwan is about 0.86× United Arab Emirates.

Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs United Arab Emirates = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is United Arab Emirates. A bar running right means Taiwan is pricier; running left means cheaper. The thin bar behind shows the range from the cheapest to the priciest item in that category.

← Cheaper than

United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates = 1×

Taiwan is pricier →

⚡ Utilities 1 item

×1.23
📱 Electronics 1 item

×1.00
⛽ Transport 2 items

×0.99
🎟 Leisure 1 item

×0.79
🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×0.48

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In Taiwan, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.2× what it does in United Arab Emirates — but Big Mac costs only 0.5×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.23

Taiwan AED 0.36 USD 0.098

United Arab Emirates AED 0.29 USD 0.08

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.08

Taiwan AED 3.56 USD 0.968

United Arab Emirates AED 3.29 USD 0.896

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.00

Taiwan AED 3,394 TWD 29,900

United Arab Emirates AED 3,399 AED 3,399

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.91

Taiwan AED 3.27 USD 0.89

United Arab Emirates AED 3.60 USD 0.98

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.79

Taiwan AED 181.53 TWD 1,599

United Arab Emirates AED 229.00 AED 229

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.48

Taiwan AED 9.08 TWD 78

United Arab Emirates AED 19.00 AED 19

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index