Abu Dhabi vs Changhua - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Changhua
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1915
$937
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4277
$2535
🏠 One person rent
$1247
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$2181
$641
🍽️ Food expenses
$451
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.9
$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3000
$1691
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
53
83
😀 Quality of life
84
65
🏙️ Population
1.57M
225K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 104% more expensive than in Changhua. Cities ranked 2282nd and 6145th ($1915 vs $937) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 11th in the United Arab Emirates and Taiwan, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.8 months in Changhua. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Changhua ranked 13th in Taiwan, while ranked 427th and 4793rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Changhua

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Abu Dhabi Changhua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.8
$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.57
$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.4
$2.16
☕ Cappuccino
$5.73
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1359
$357
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$975
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2488
$657
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.2
$58
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$89
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$103
$22.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.21%
2.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5745
$6377
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12613
$5073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26
$30.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.64
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$3.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$8.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.22
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.82
$11.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$7.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.71
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.96
$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.4
$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$14
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$77.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.4
$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$612
$429
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12182
$19805

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1713
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2512
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1383
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1450
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2504
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1081
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1215
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1455
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1762
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1688
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$631
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$794
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$995
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1205
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1240
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1226
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1116
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$537
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$1063
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1055
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$537
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$893
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$913
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$515
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$530
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$564
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$464
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$489
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$541
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$521
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$578
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$524
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$527
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$536
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$604
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$515
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1695
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1242
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$493

Cities near Changhua

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Taichung
$1026
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$927
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$931
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$737
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$961
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$1001
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$943
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$995
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$936
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1238
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$846
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1356
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$892
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$1060
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$1079
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$634
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$633
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$646
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$940
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$698
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$684
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$673
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$652
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1202
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$638
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$654
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$610
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$588
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$451
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$690
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$450
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$740
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$655
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$575
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$607
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$681
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1203
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$703
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$672
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$677