Abu Dhabi vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abu Dhabi	Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1802	$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4691	$1555
🏠 One person rent	$1140	$253
🏘️ Family rent	$2569	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.3	$61.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3906	$971
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	52	73
😀 Quality of life	83	53
🏙️ Population	1.48M	9.07M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 200% more expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 2486th and 7772nd ($1802 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 308th 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 2.2 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 44th in China, while ranked 405th and 6042nd 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	$10.9	$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.9	$1.35
☕ Cappuccino	$5.81	$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1179	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$880	$201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2759	$624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2207	$260
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$24.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$37.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.18%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4957	$2679
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4315	$4090
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$6.99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.28	$4.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$9.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.21	$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.61	$2.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.83	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.95	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$7.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.5	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$667	$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12787	$14935

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2309
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1503
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1050
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2084
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1232
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1810
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1719
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$786
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$994
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1218
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1267
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1226
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1110
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$870
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$989
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$556
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$878
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$928
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$520
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$547
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$558
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$548
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$541
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$546
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$537
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$687
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$531
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$467
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$639
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$489
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1586
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$507

Cities near Changchun

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Gongzhuling	$479
81 km or 50 mi	Dehui	$572
105 km or 65 mi	Siping	$541
109 km or 68 mi	Jilin	$567
112 km or 69 mi	Liaoyuan	$538
127 km or 79 mi	Panshi	$531
138 km or 86 mi	Fuyu	$585
143 km or 89 mi	Shuangliao	$524
148 km or 92 mi	Yushu	$588
150 km or 93 mi	Shulan	$558
157 km or 98 mi	Meihekou	$529
162 km or 100 mi	Huadian	$531
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaohe	$536
178 km or 111 mi	Kaiyuan	$528
193 km or 120 mi	Da'an	$550
210 km or 131 mi	Wuchang	$583
211 km or 131 mi	Diaobingshan	$520
211 km or 131 mi	Tieling	$536
235 km or 146 mi	Harbin	$672
238 km or 148 mi	Tongliao	$554
240 km or 149 mi	Baishan	$534
248 km or 154 mi	Zhaodong	$618
250 km or 155 mi	Fushun	$474
250 km or 155 mi	Taonan	$535
251 km or 156 mi	Dunhua	$533
263 km or 163 mi	Shangzhi	$579
267 km or 166 mi	Baicheng	$557
271 km or 169 mi	Linjiang	$511
274 km or 170 mi	Shenyang	$514
279 km or 173 mi	Anda	$577
287 km or 178 mi	Xinmin	$517
300 km or 187 mi	Daqing	$589
313 km or 194 mi	Benxi	$523
315 km or 196 mi	Dengta	$506
319 km or 198 mi	Ji'an	$512
335 km or 208 mi	Suihua	$636
337 km or 209 mi	Liaoyang	$524
343 km or 213 mi	Helong	$512
344 km or 214 mi	Ning'an	$527
345 km or 214 mi	Ulanhot	$537