Abu Dhabi vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abu Dhabi	Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1802	$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4691	$1932
🏠 One person rent	$1140	$185
🏘️ Family rent	$2569	$415
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.3	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3906	$864
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	52	95
😀 Quality of life	83	70
🏙️ Population	1.48M	9.5M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 199% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 2486th and 7753rd ($1802 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 301st 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 1.4 months in Foshan. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Foshan ranked 11th in China, while ranked 405th and 2359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Foshan

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	Abu Dhabi	Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.9	$1.14
☕ Cappuccino	$5.81	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1179	$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$880	$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2759	$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2207	$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$41.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.18%	4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4957	$4523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4315	$2043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.28	$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.21	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.61	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.83	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.95	$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$7.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.5	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$667	$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12787	$24357

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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 Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$763
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$830
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$491
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$678
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$808
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$824
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$641
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1590
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$839
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$958
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$629
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2427
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$895
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$801
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$819
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$852
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$783
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$780
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$1014
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$774
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$774
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$794
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$746
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$726
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$795
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$691
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$725
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$813
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$592
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$605
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$538
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$623
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$607
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$618
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$611
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$671
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$660