Abu Dhabi vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1802
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4691
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$2569
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3906
$738
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
52
69
😀 Quality of life
83
69
🏙️ Population
1.48M
10.5M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 166% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 2486th and 7055th ($1802 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 115th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Dongguan ranked 18th in China, while ranked 405th and 3115th 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
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.3
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.9
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.81
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1179
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$880
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2759
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2207
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4957
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4315
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.21
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.61
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.83
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.95
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.9
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.5
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.3
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$667
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12787
$21927

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623