Abu Dhabi vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Abu Dhabi | Dongguan | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 211% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 1859th and 7469th ($2070 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 89th 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 1.2 months in Dongguan. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 447th and 3662nd among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Dongguan
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| Abu Dhabi | Dongguan | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 117 km or 73 mi |  Madinat Zayed | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Dubai | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Sharjah | |
| 143 km or 89 mi | Al Ain | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Ajman | |
| 170 km or 105 mi | Umm al-Quwain | |
| 211 km or 131 mi | Fujairah | |
| 237 km or 147 mi | Ras al-Khaimah | |
| 300 km or 187 mi |  Doha | |
| 318 km or 198 mi | Al Khor | |
| 356 km or 221 mi |  Bandar Abbas | |
| 365 km or 227 mi |  Nizwa | |
| 395 km or 246 mi | Seeb | |
| 425 km or 264 mi |  Riffa | |
| 427 km or 265 mi | Manama | |
| 428 km or 266 mi | Isa Town | |
| 439 km or 273 mi | Muscat | |
| 454 km or 282 mi | Jahrom | |
| 468 km or 291 mi |  Dhahran | |
| 481 km or 299 mi | Dammam | |
| 486 km or 302 mi | Al-Mubarraz | |
| 501 km or 311 mi | Fasa | |
| 514 km or 320 mi | Qatif | |
| 548 km or 341 mi | Jubail | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Sirjan | |
| 575 km or 357 mi | Jiroft | |
| 599 km or 372 mi | Shiraz | |
| 610 km or 379 mi | Bushehr | |
| 617 km or 384 mi | Borazjan | |
| 620 km or 385 mi | Marvdasht | |
| 632 km or 392 mi | Kazerun | |
| 637 km or 396 mi | Chabahar | |
| 649 km or 404 mi | Bam | |
| 678 km or 421 mi | Rafsanjan | |
| 698 km or 434 mi | Kerman | |
| 701 km or 435 mi | Iranshahr | |
| 741 km or 460 mi | Yasuj | |
| 775 km or 481 mi | Riyadh | |
| 790 km or 491 mi |  Al Wafrah | |
| 792 km or 492 mi | Behbahan |
Cities near Dongguan
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 51 km or 32 mi |  Guangzhou | |
| 65 km or 40 mi | Shenzhen | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Foshan | |
| 68 km or 43 mi | Huizhou | |
| 70 km or 44 mi | Zhongshan | |
| 86 km or 53 mi | Jiangmen | |
| 88 km or 54 mi | Zhuhai | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Kowloon | |
| 95 km or 59 mi | Hong Kong | |
| 100 km or 62 mi | Macau | |
| 100 km or 62 mi | Qingyuan | |
| 124 km or 77 mi | Heyuan | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Kaiping | |
| 133 km or 83 mi | Zhaoqing | |
| 165 km or 103 mi | Shanwei | |
| 176 km or 109 mi | Yunfu | |
| 196 km or 122 mi | Shaoguan | |
| 226 km or 141 mi | Yangjiang | |
| 239 km or 148 mi | Lianzhou | |
| 249 km or 155 mi | Puning | |
| 253 km or 157 mi | Wuzhou | |
| 271 km or 168 mi | Hezhou | |
| 273 km or 170 mi | Jieyang | |
| 279 km or 173 mi | Meizhou | |
| 302 km or 188 mi | Chaozhou | |
| 303 km or 188 mi | Shantou | |
| 315 km or 195 mi | Chenzhou | |
| 323 km or 201 mi | Gaozhou | |
| 329 km or 205 mi | Maoming | |
| 332 km or 206 mi | Ganzhou | |
| 372 km or 231 mi | Yulin | |
| 401 km or 249 mi | Zhanjiang | |
| 403 km or 250 mi | Longyan | |
| 424 km or 263 mi | Guigang | |
| 430 km or 267 mi | Guilin | |
| 430 km or 267 mi | Zhangzhou | |
| 437 km or 271 mi | Yongzhou | |
| 444 km or 276 mi | Hengyang | |
| 464 km or 288 mi | Liuzhou | |
| 467 km or 290 mi | Laibin |