Abu Dhabi vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$883
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
52
94
😀 Quality of life
82
73
🏙️ Population
1.48M
20.9M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 201% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 1938th and 7269th ($1936 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 196th 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 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.4 months in Chengdu. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Chengdu ranked 7th in China, while ranked 369th and 1633rd 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
$9.91
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$4.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$5.69
$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$51.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$2044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$3.52
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$4.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$18347

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

Cities near Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$611
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$608
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$594
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$578
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$607
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$602
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$598
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$603
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$625
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$562
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$615
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$535
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$619
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$596
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$530
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$589
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$548
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$545
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$674
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$597
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$625
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$435
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$525
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$620
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$646
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$564
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$566
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$554
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$712
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$559
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$566
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$568
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$593
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$616
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$576
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$570
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$552
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$580
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$587