Abu Dhabi vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$590
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$1492
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$216
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$311
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$729
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	53	44
😀 Quality of life	83	43
🏙️ Population	1.48M	6.65M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 210% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 2320th and 7767th ($1828 vs $590) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 276th 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 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.2 months in Hengyang. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Hengyang ranked 140th in China, while ranked 438th and 6669th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Hengyang

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	Abu Dhabi	Hengyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$2.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$517
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$23
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$34.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$3292
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$3135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$3.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$24.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$5.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$83.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$67.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$8454

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2379
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1494
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1844
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2240
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1239
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1779
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1709
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$780
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$967
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1223
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1243
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1090
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$547
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1068
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1056
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$548
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$897
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$901
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$514
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$589
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$551
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$546
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$563
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$557
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$585
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$515
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$464
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$605
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$529
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1637
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$579
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$609
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$582
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$592
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$553
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$724
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$577
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$577
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$570
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$586
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$590
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$755
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$600
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$564
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$818
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$480
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$543
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$761
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$579
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$596
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$522
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$758
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$569
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$533
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$549
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$539
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$589
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$591
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$573
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$794
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$635
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$556
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$506
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$591
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$585
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600