Abu Dhabi vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$1727
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$190
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$504
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$64.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$796
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	53	95
😀 Quality of life	83	68
🏙️ Population	1.48M	10M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 217% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 2320th and 7932nd ($1828 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 335th 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 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.4 months in Changsha. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Changsha ranked 21st in China, while ranked 438th and 3100th 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	$10.6	$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$143
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$5493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$3.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$3.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$84.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$8619

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2379
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1494
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1844
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2240
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1239
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1779
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1709
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$780
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$967
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1223
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1243
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1090
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$547
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1068
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1056
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$548
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$897
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$901
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$514
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$589
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$551
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$546
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$563
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$557
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$585
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$515
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$464
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$605
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$529
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1637
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$582
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$570
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$586
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$563
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$579
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$596
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$590
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$569
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$590
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$480
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$549
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$533
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$564
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$591
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$635
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$600
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$609
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$591
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$556
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$724
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$561
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$619
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$645
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$506
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$656
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$679
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$638
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$600
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$660
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$613
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$558