Abu Dhabi vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1942	$557
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$1387
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$2152	$350
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$208
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.2	$61.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3050	$858
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	53	71
😀 Quality of life	85	56
🏙️ Population	1.57M	9.07M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 249% more expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 2187th and 8224th ($1942 vs $557) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 336th 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 1.6 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.5 months in Changchun. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Changchun ranked 52nd in China, while ranked 443rd and 6189th 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	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.53	$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.7	$1.34
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1358	$175
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2476	$315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1762	$290
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.6	$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.01%	5.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5485	$1671
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12028	$4009
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$7.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.63	$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$8.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.29	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.73	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.92	$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.5	$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$2.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$25.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$60.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$598	$279
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12663	$8358

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2514
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1419
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1449
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2521
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1228
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1849
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1770
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$792
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1078
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1201
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1230
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1081
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$530
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$908
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1008
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$529
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$873
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$930
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$568
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$553
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$453
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$477
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$530
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$503
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$573
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$557
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$761
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$624
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$463
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1627
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$483

Cities near Changchun

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
81 km or 50 mi	Dehui	$548
105 km or 65 mi	Siping	$553
109 km or 68 mi	Jilin	$532
112 km or 69 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
127 km or 79 mi	Panshi	$521
138 km or 86 mi	Fuyu	$566
143 km or 89 mi	Shuangliao	$517
148 km or 92 mi	Yushu	$570
150 km or 93 mi	Shulan	$539
157 km or 98 mi	Meihekou	$519
162 km or 100 mi	Huadian	$518
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaohe	$521
178 km or 111 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
193 km or 120 mi	Da'an	$543
210 km or 131 mi	Wuchang	$564
211 km or 131 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
211 km or 131 mi	Tieling	$521
235 km or 146 mi	Harbin	$655
238 km or 148 mi	Tongliao	$537
240 km or 149 mi	Baishan	$521
248 km or 154 mi	Zhaodong	$616
250 km or 155 mi	Fushun	$470
250 km or 155 mi	Taonan	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Dunhua	$518
263 km or 163 mi	Shangzhi	$564
267 km or 166 mi	Baicheng	$541
271 km or 169 mi	Linjiang	$501
274 km or 170 mi	Shenyang	$554
279 km or 173 mi	Anda	$588
287 km or 178 mi	Xinmin	$518
300 km or 187 mi	Daqing	$599
313 km or 194 mi	Benxi	$434
315 km or 196 mi	Dengta	$492
319 km or 198 mi	Ji'an	$499
335 km or 208 mi	Suihua	$649
337 km or 209 mi	Liaoyang	$489
343 km or 213 mi	Helong	$505
344 km or 214 mi	Ning'an	$509
345 km or 214 mi	Ulanhot	$532