Abu Dhabi vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1942
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4262
$1882
🏠 One person rent
$1271
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$2152
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$453
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.2
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3050
$752
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
53
69
😀 Quality of life
85
72
🏙️ Population
1.57M
10.5M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 194% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 2187th and 7341st ($1942 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 78th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Dongguan ranked 20th in China, while ranked 443rd and 3389th 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
$10.9
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.53
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1358
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1002
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2476
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1762
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.6
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.01%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5485
$6823
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12028
$3488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.63
$4.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.63
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.73
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.92
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$6.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.5
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.4
$30
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.3
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$598
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12663
$21416

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598