Abu Dhabi vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1802
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4691
$1619
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$2569
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$66.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3906
$793
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
52
95
😀 Quality of life
83
68
🏙️ Population
1.48M
10M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 210% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 2486th and 7989th ($1802 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 378th 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 2.2 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 19th in China, while ranked 405th and 3254th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Changsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.3
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.9
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$5.81
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1179
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$880
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2759
$506
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2207
$429
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$34.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
4.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4957
$2141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4315
$5614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.21
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.61
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.83
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.95
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.9
$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$5.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.5
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.3
$69.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$667
$318
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12787
$5672

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2309
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1503
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1050
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2084
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1232
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1810
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1719
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$786
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$994
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1218
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1226
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1110
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$561
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$870
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$989
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$556
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$878
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$928
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$520
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$547
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$558
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$548
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$541
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$546
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$537
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$687
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$531
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$515
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$467
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$639
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$489
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1586
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$507

Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$603
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$595
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$601
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$611
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$594
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$600
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$623
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$570
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$611
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$592
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$611
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$497
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$566
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$612
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$612
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$552
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$590
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$614
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$663
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$628
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$618
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$610
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$605
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$573
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$746
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$580
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$646
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$676
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$521
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$692
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$714
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$599
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$674
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$626
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$705
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$646
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$575