Abu Dhabi vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$1875
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$353
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$967
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
52
95
😀 Quality of life
82
73
🏙️ Population
1.48M
9.5M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 237% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 1938th and 7900th ($1936 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 401st 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 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.7 months in Foshan. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Foshan ranked 9th in China, while ranked 369th and 1721st 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
$9.91
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$87.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$5068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$6.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$66.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$23979

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$1673
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$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$742
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$812
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$481
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$589
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638