Abu Dhabi vs Changhua - Cost of Living Comparison

Abu Dhabi Changhua
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1963
$842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4184
$2344
🏠 One person rent
$1371
$313
🏘️ Family rent
$2329
$673
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.5
$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3074
$1138
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
52
84
😀 Quality of life
81
63
🏙️ Population
1.48M
235K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 133% more expensive than in Changhua. Cities ranked 608th and 5938th ($1963 vs $842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.4 months in Changhua. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Changhua ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 318th and 4540th 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
$8
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.1
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.9
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1833
$333
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1008
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2557
$735
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1962
$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.3
$44.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$68
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.3%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3249
$3697
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2572
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.65
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$9.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.97
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.29
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$6.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.2
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.23
$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.8
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$9.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.6
$46.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.1
$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$555
$435
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9372
$8982

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142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
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143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1448
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$871
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$1053
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1095
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1376
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1894
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1755
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$675
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$824
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1236
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1002
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1307
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1152
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1145
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$660
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$969
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1004
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$699
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$939
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$889
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$861
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$663
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$659
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$724
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$694
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$657
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$659
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$656
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$659
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$659
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$663
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$680
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$657
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$611
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1132
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$954
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$660

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Taichung
$927
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$828
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$827
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$708
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$882
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$807
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$854
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$859
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1064
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$758
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1271
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$1091
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$914
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$973
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$702
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$705
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$757
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$828
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$828
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$700
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$751
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$701
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1022
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$684
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$691
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$694
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$1051
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$648
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$687
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$747
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$968
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$775
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$700
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$642
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$688
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1022
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$768
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$675
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$765