Abu Dhabi vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1802
$2753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4691
$6771
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$1851
🏘️ Family rent
$2569
$3862
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$522
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3906
$4007
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
52
100
😀 Quality of life
83
88
🏙️ Population
1.48M
7.41M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 35% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 2486th and 379th ($1802 vs $2753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st 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 1.5 months in Hong Kong. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 405th and 205th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Hong Kong

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Abu Dhabi Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$8.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.3
$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.9
$7.51
 Cappuccino
$5.81
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1179
$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$880
$1530
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2759
$4948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2207
$3273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4957
$29105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4315
$18561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$14.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$3.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$25.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$24.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.21
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.61
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.83
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.95
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.9
$95
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.5
$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.3
$85.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$667
$1053
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12787
$22381

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$1630
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$2309
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1503
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$1050
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2084
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$1768
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623