Abu Dhabi vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$1065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$3114
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$1364
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$1709
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
52
100
😀 Quality of life
82
78
🏙️ Population
1.48M
21.9M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 82% more expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 1938th and 4887th ($1936 vs $1065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th in the United Arab Emirates and China, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.6 months in Beijing. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Beijing ranked 5th in China, while ranked 369th and 583rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Beijing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$487
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$2089
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$1102
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$14972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$8057
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$35.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$4.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$4.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$8.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$27310

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$733
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$713
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$772
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$633
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$650
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$688
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$583
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$678
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$466
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$667
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$677
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$587
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$700
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$633
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$607
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$539
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$549
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$643
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$637
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$594
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$592
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$525
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$633
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$545
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$569
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$527
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$650
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$572
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$707
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$598
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$621
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$640
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$643
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$620
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$587
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$506