Abu Dhabi vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$831
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$2349
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$725
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$1013
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
52
91
😀 Quality of life
82
72
🏙️ Population
1.48M
11.9M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 133% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 1938th and 6270th ($1936 vs $831) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 25th 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 1.2 months in Hangzhou. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Hangzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 369th and 2093rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Hangzhou

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Abu Dhabi Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$895
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
4.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$6914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$4027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$5.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$3.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$7.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$69.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$4.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$75.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$471
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$26569

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$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

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$755
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$707
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$725
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$720
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$707
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$811
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$677
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$694
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$687
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$771
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$789
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1190
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$731
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$731
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1074
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$713
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$719
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$688
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$690
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$713
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$644
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$675
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$741
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$625
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$651
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$682
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$898
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$645
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$625
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$763
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$524
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$746
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$735
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$682
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$740