Abu Dhabi vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$573
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$1493
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$229
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$405
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$59.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$927
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	53	73
😀 Quality of life	83	53
🏙️ Population	1.48M	9.07M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 219% more expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 2320th and 7971st ($1828 vs $573) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 351st 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 1.6 months in Changchun. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Changchun ranked 47th in China, while ranked 438th and 6079th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Changchun

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	Abu Dhabi	Changchun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$4.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$287
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	5.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$2608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$3942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$7.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$8.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$8.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$2.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$8252

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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 Changchun

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
81 km or 50 mi	Dehui	$556
105 km or 65 mi	Siping	$524
109 km or 68 mi	Jilin	$553
112 km or 69 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
127 km or 79 mi	Panshi	$517
138 km or 86 mi	Fuyu	$573
143 km or 89 mi	Shuangliao	$509
148 km or 92 mi	Yushu	$582
150 km or 93 mi	Shulan	$558
157 km or 98 mi	Meihekou	$513
162 km or 100 mi	Huadian	$523
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaohe	$544
178 km or 111 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
193 km or 120 mi	Da'an	$545
210 km or 131 mi	Wuchang	$596
211 km or 131 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
211 km or 131 mi	Tieling	$520
235 km or 146 mi	Harbin	$653
238 km or 148 mi	Tongliao	$538
240 km or 149 mi	Baishan	$520
248 km or 154 mi	Zhaodong	$619
250 km or 155 mi	Fushun	$459
250 km or 155 mi	Taonan	$523
251 km or 156 mi	Dunhua	$560
263 km or 163 mi	Shangzhi	$606
267 km or 166 mi	Baicheng	$542
271 km or 169 mi	Linjiang	$500
274 km or 170 mi	Shenyang	$539
279 km or 173 mi	Anda	$596
287 km or 178 mi	Xinmin	$514
300 km or 187 mi	Daqing	$616
313 km or 194 mi	Benxi	$455
315 km or 196 mi	Dengta	$495
319 km or 198 mi	Ji'an	$493
335 km or 208 mi	Suihua	$664
337 km or 209 mi	Liaoyang	$500
343 km or 213 mi	Helong	$537
344 km or 214 mi	Ning'an	$658
345 km or 214 mi	Ulanhot	$532