Abu Dhabi vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2133
$622
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4670
$1669
🏠 One person rent
$1489
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$2612
$365
🍽️ Food expenses
$432
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.8
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2773
$1086
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
51
90
😀 Quality of life
85
72
🏙️ Population
1.57M
10M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 243% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 1650th and 7795th ($2133 vs $622) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 196th 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 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.7 months in Changsha. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Changsha ranked 18th in China, while ranked 424th and 2894th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Changsha

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Abu Dhabi Changsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.11
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.9
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.6
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.9
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1728
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1197
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3067
$422
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2202
$273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$48.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88
$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4681
$2530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8556
$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.63
$3.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.55
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$4.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.56
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.22
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.8
$54.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.9
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$82
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$628
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14421
$9728

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2470
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1543
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1455
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2356
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1173
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$2100
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$2015
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$797
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1082
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1062
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1218
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1193
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$494
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$965
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1059
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$497
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$778
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$917
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$521
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$526
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$505
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$454
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$457
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$485
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$471
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$530
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$514
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$558
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$700
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$559
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$459
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1628
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$469

Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$518
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$586
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$564
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$589
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$571
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$609
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$589
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$608
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$569
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$610
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$602
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$518
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$565
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$605
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$600
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$535
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$592
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$600
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$638
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$632
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$648
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$619
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$623
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$570
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$739
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$556
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$658
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$542
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$657
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$691
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$593
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$649
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$664
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$618
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$554