Abu Dhabi vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1942	$561
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$1695
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$180
🏘️ Family rent	$2152	$312
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.2	$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3050	$914
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	53	87
😀 Quality of life	85	74
🏙️ Population	1.57M	32.1M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 247% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 2187th and 8185th ($1942 vs $561) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 322nd 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 1.6 months in Chongqing. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Chongqing ranked 7th in China, while ranked 443rd and 2237th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Chongqing

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	Abu Dhabi	Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.53	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.7	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1358	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2476	$433
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1762	$231
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.6	$20.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$8.46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.01%	3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5485	$2367
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12028	$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.63	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$2.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.29	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.73	$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.92	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.5	$58.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$598	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12663	$23821

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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 Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$542
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$569
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$575
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$562
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$565
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$645
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$541
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$573
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$551
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$598
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$538
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$570
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$583
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$551
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$591
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$538
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$557
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$601
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$599
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$635
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$563
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$571
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$563
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$528
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$569
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$557
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$552
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$588
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$558
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$544
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$536
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$580
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$567
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$587
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$562
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$568
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$571
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$537