Abu Dhabi vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2070
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4485
$1793
🏠 One person rent
$1417
$205
🏘️ Family rent
$2400
$357
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.3
$77.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2675
$1018
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
51
76
😀 Quality of life
85
74
🏙️ Population
1.57M
32.1M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 245% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 1859th and 7933rd ($2070 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 214th 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 1.7 months in Chongqing. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 447th and 2353rd 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
$9.29
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.8
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$5.55
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1520
$276
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1151
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2679
$499
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2026
$267
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.7
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.1
$7.25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.26%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4936
$2609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10145
$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.58
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$9.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.82
$7.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.75
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.9
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$5.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.6
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$649
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13889
$24477

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Distance City Cost of living
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 Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$581
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$608
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$612
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$600
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$595
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$679
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$572
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$607
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$576
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$628
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$566
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$599
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$612
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$578
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$621
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$564
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$582
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$627
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$629
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$666
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$595
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$600
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$588
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$540
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$591
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$584
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$581
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$617
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$580
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$566
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$625
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$611
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$594
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$612
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$606
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$588
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$598
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556