Abu Dhabi vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2070
$617
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4485
$1638
🏠 One person rent
$1417
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$2400
$363
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.3
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2675
$1009
😷 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 235% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 1859th and 7792nd ($2070 vs $617) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 167th 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 1.6 months in Changsha. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Changsha ranked 16th in China, while ranked 447th and 3307th 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
$9.29
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.8
$1.22
☕ Cappuccino
$5.55
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1520
$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1151
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2679
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2026
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.7
$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.1
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.26%
3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4936
$2339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10145
$3257
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.58
$3.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.82
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.75
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.9
$59.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.6
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$3.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$87.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$649
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13889
$8507

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117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$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 Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$511
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$583
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$572
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$584
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$564
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$602
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$605
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$567
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$603
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$609
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$498
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$563
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$601
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$599
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$529
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$588
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$634
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$630
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$638
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$615
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$610
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$568
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$730
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$552
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$651
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$539
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$653
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$682
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$587
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$645
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$599
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$657
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$602
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$562