Abu Dhabi vs Changhua - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Changhua
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2070
$888
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4485
$2382
🏠 One person rent
$1417
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$2400
$590
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$387
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.3
$43.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2675
$1594
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
51
83
😀 Quality of life
85
70
🏙️ Population
1.57M
221K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 133% more expensive than in Changhua. Cities ranked 1859th and 6410th ($2070 vs $888) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 12th 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 1.3 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 11th in Taiwan, while ranked 447th and 4187th 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
$9.29
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$5.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.8
$1.79
☕ Cappuccino
$5.55
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1520
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1151
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2679
$627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2026
$448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.7
$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$85.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.1
$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.26%
2.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4936
$6718
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10145
$6962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.58
$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$3.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$8.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$4.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.82
$10.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$6.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.75
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.9
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.6
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$72
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$649
$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13889
$17071

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$1710
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$2420
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1473
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1457
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2183
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1214
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$2014
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1923
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$796
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1080
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1109
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1192
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1135
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$545
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$931
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1037
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$541
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$823
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$928
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$545
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$575
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$565
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$465
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$489
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$547
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$523
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$575
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$563
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$613
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$761
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$627
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$487
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1632
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$492

Cities near Changhua

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Taichung
$957
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$879
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$889
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$709
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$910
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$937
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$882
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$941
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$910
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1108
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$796
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1257
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$841
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$999
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$997
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$630
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$668
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$634
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$903
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$723
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$696
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$654
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1067
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$682
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$698
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$634
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$602
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$465
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$705
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$464
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$763
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$673
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$589
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$610
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$677
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1064
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$697
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$661
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$665