Abu Dhabi vs Bijie - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Bijie
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$1707
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$208
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$397
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$80.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$1289
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	53	9
😀 Quality of life	83	43
🏙️ Population	1.48M	6.9M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 213% more expensive than in Bijie. Cities ranked 2320th and 7844th ($1828 vs $584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 305th 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 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 2.2 months in Bijie. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Bijie ranked 157th in China, while ranked 438th and 6717th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Bijie

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	Abu Dhabi	Bijie
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$2.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$1.51
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$42.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$10.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	4.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$3424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$1761
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$9.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$5.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$4.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$72.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$18453

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2379
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1494
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1844
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2240
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1239
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1779
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1709
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$780
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$967
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1223
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1243
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1090
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$547
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1068
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1056
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$548
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$897
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$901
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$514
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$589
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$551
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$546
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$563
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$557
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$585
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$515
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$464
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$605
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$529
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1637
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Bijie

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 56 mi	Liupanshui	$574
125 km or 77 mi	Renhuai	$540
134 km or 83 mi	Anshun	$565
155 km or 97 mi	Zhaotong	$601
162 km or 101 mi	Guiyang	$559
169 km or 105 mi	Zunyi	$554
174 km or 108 mi	Yibin	$590
177 km or 110 mi	Luzhou	$613
227 km or 141 mi	Longchang	$593
233 km or 145 mi	Zigong	$584
248 km or 154 mi	Qujing	$634
249 km or 155 mi	Xingyi	$571
249 km or 155 mi	Duyun	$546
255 km or 158 mi	Neijiang	$652
277 km or 172 mi	Chongqing	$634
295 km or 183 mi	Leshan	$554
304 km or 189 mi	Xichang	$580
310 km or 193 mi	Emeishan	$540
320 km or 199 mi	Ziyang	$592
337 km or 210 mi	Meishan	$590
351 km or 218 mi	Jianyang	$580
358 km or 222 mi	Suining	$579
360 km or 223 mi	Kunming	$656
363 km or 225 mi	Panzhihua	$603
372 km or 231 mi	Huaying	$553
373 km or 232 mi	Ya'an	$573
376 km or 233 mi	Guang'an	$584
388 km or 241 mi	Tongren	$573
389 km or 242 mi	Qionglai	$572
392 km or 244 mi	Chengdu	$623
396 km or 246 mi	Nanchong	$526
397 km or 247 mi	Shehong	$546
401 km or 249 mi	Baise	$571
402 km or 250 mi	Chongzhou	$581
403 km or 250 mi	Hechi	$575
420 km or 261 mi	Guanghan	$554
428 km or 266 mi	Yuxi	$611
430 km or 267 mi	Pengzhou	$572
434 km or 270 mi	Deyang	$549
439 km or 273 mi	Shifang	$540