Abu Dhabi vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1942	$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$1996
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$322
🏘️ Family rent	$2152	$570
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.2	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3050	$792
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	53	97
😀 Quality of life	85	75
🏙️ Population	1.57M	18.7M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 156% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 2187th and 6838th ($1942 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 36th 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 months in Guangzhou. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 443rd and 2100th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Guangzhou

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	Abu Dhabi	Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.53	$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.7	$1.07
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1358	$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2476	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1762	$410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.6	$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.01%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5485	$9090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12028	$3370
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.63	$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.29	$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.73	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.92	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$6.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.5	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$598	$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12663	$14783

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

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

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$589
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$662
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$829
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$777
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$518
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$662
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$827
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$878
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1746
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$608
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$816
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2414
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$766
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$818
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$892
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$809
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$765
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$941
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$766
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$780
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$773
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$750
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$579
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$669
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$451
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$726
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$897
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$454
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$589
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$693
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$546
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$634
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$574
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$598
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$622
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$697
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$677