Abu Dhabi vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1802
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4691
$2020
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$226
🏘️ Family rent
$2569
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3906
$890
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
52
87
😀 Quality of life
83
72
🏙️ Population
1.48M
32.1M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 172% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 2486th and 7185th ($1802 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 146th 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 2.2 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.3 months in Chongqing. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 405th and 1966th 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
$3.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.3
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.9
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$5.81
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1179
$272
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$880
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2759
$523
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2207
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$58.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$9.98
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4957
$2378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4315
$1355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$30.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.21
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.61
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.83
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.95
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.9
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.5
$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.3
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$667
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12787
$27717

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2309
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1503
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1050
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2084
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1232
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1810
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1719
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$786
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$994
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1218
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1226
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1110
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$561
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$870
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$989
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$556
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$878
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$928
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$520
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$547
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$558
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$548
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$541
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$546
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$537
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$687
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$531
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$515
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$467
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$639
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$489
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1586
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$507

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$575
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$607
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$618
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$642
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$609
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$682
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$560
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$609
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$574
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$625
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$568
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$627
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$600
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$611
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$551
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$577
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$593
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$624
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$660
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$588
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$587
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$591
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$550
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$612
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$572
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$570
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$605
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$581
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$559
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$614
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$604
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$555
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$603
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$596
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$596
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$613
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556