Abu Dhabi vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1915	$636
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4277	$1698
🏠 One person rent	$1247	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$2181	$435
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.9	$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3000	$901
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	53	94
😀 Quality of life	84	74
🏙️ Population	1.57M	20.9M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 201% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 2282nd and 7554th ($1915 vs $636) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 134th 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 1.4 months in Chengdu. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Chengdu ranked 7th in China, while ranked 427th and 1884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Chengdu

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	Abu Dhabi	Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$2.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.8	$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.57	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.4	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$5.73	$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1359	$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$975	$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2488	$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1798	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.2	$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$103	$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.21%	4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5745	$3950
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12613	$2101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.64	$3.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.22	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.82	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.71	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.96	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.1	$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$5.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.4	$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.4	$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$612	$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12182	$12935

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1713
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2512
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1383
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1450
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2504
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1081
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1215
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1455
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1762
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1688
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$631
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$794
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$995
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1205
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1240
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1226
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1116
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$537
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1063
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1055
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$537
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$893
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$913
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$515
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$530
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$564
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$464
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$489
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$541
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$521
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$578
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$524
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$527
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$536
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$604
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$515
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1695
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1242
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$493

Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$596
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$588
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$568
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$552
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$592
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$585
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$557
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$583
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$599
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$543
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$598
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$532
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$558
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$580
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$553
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$550
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$538
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$647
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$582
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$579
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$527
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$536
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$584
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$569
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$574
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$605
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$544
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$571
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$609
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$589
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$611
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$584
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$594
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$670
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$540
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$575
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$584
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$553
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$572