Abu Dhabi vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1942	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$1571
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$202
🏘️ Family rent	$2152	$346
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.2	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3050	$869
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	53	95
😀 Quality of life	85	72
🏙️ Population	1.57M	10M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 228% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 2187th and 7882nd ($1942 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 200th 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 1.6 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.5 months in Changsha. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Changsha ranked 19th in China, while ranked 443rd and 3381st 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	$10.9	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.53	$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.7	$1.11
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1358	$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2476	$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1762	$279
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.6	$26.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$41
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.01%	3.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5485	$2162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12028	$3816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.63	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$9.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.29	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.73	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.92	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$58.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.5	$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$3.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$85
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$598	$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12663	$7438

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2514
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1419
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1449
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2521
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1228
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1849
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1770
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$792
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1078
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1201
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1230
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1081
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$530
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$908
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1008
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$529
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$873
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$930
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$568
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$553
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$453
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$477
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$530
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$503
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$573
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$557
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$761
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$624
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$463
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1627
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$483

Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$527
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$569
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$571
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$584
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$612
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$584
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$595
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$564
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$618
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$572
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$622
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$487
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$547
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$603
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$587
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$511
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$593
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$590
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$625
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$660
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$634
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$599
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$596
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$548
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$750
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$534
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$609
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$638
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$526
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$639
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$671
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$571
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$632
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$646
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$598
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$546