Abu Dhabi vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$1938
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$224
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$442
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$957
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	53	88
😀 Quality of life	83	72
🏙️ Population	1.48M	32.1M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 188% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 2320th and 7340th ($1828 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 145th 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 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.5 months in Chongqing. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 438th and 1675th 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	$10.6	$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$550
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$8.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$2326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$1374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$3.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$26796

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2379
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1494
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1844
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2240
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1239
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1779
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1709
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$780
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$967
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1223
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1243
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1090
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$547
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1068
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1056
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$548
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$897
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$901
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$514
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$589
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$551
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$546
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$563
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$557
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$585
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$515
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$464
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$605
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$529
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1637
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$553
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$584
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$593
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$613
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$579
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$652
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$526
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$584
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$546
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$592
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$540
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$590
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$591
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$554
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$580
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$530
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$570
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$590
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$623
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$554
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$554
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$549
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$527
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$584
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$540
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$540
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$572
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$575
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$529
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$581
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$532
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$572
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$585
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$599
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$559
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$573
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$539