Abu Dhabi vs Changhua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Abu Dhabi Changhua
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$890
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$2581
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$851
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$386
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$46.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$1482
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
52
83
😀 Quality of life
82
65
🏙️ Population
1.48M
227K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 117% more expensive than in Changhua. Cities ranked 1938th and 6021st ($1936 vs $890) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th 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 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.7 months in Changhua. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Changhua ranked 13th in Taiwan, while ranked 369th and 4489th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Abu Dhabi vs Changhua infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Changhua

Prices for goods and services in Abu Dhabi and Changhua are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Abu Dhabi Changhua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$46.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$71.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
1.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$4956
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$3846
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$36.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$3.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$4.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$10.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$6.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$9.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$43.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$13228

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

Cities near Changhua

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Taichung
$995
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$857
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$791
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$746
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$725
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$860
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$917
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$861
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$913
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1011
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$863
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1169
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$952
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$932
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$860
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$676
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$675
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$689
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$851
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$721
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$719
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$694
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1114
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$678
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$713
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$667
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$589
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$588
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$744
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$716
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$787
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$799
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$738
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$655
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$735
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1115
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$741
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$719
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$721