Abu Dhabi vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$2614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$6294
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$1726
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$3471
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$501
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$4054
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
52
100
😀 Quality of life
82
89
🏙️ Population
1.48M
7.41M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 26% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 1938th and 503rd ($1936 vs $2614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.6 months in Hong Kong. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 369th and 168th 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
$9.91
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$6.55
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$2033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$4405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$2942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$28583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$18618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$82
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$20363

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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
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611