Abu Dhabi vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Abu Dhabi | Hong Kong | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 33% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 2320th and 427th ($1828 vs $2737) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.4 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 438th and 248th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 117 km or 73 mi |  Madinat Zayed | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Dubai | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Sharjah | |
| 143 km or 89 mi | Al Ain | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Ajman | |
| 170 km or 105 mi | Umm al-Quwain | |
| 211 km or 131 mi | Fujairah | |
| 237 km or 147 mi | Ras al-Khaimah | |
| 300 km or 187 mi |  Doha | |
| 318 km or 198 mi | Al Khor | |
| 356 km or 221 mi |  Bandar Abbas | |
| 365 km or 227 mi |  Nizwa | |
| 395 km or 246 mi | Seeb | |
| 425 km or 264 mi |  Riffa | |
| 427 km or 265 mi | Manama | |
| 428 km or 266 mi | Isa Town | |
| 439 km or 273 mi | Muscat | |
| 454 km or 282 mi | Jahrom | |
| 468 km or 291 mi |  Dhahran | |
| 481 km or 299 mi | Dammam | |
| 486 km or 302 mi | Al-Mubarraz | |
| 501 km or 311 mi | Fasa | |
| 514 km or 320 mi | Qatif | |
| 548 km or 341 mi | Jubail | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Sirjan | |
| 575 km or 357 mi | Jiroft | |
| 599 km or 372 mi | Shiraz | |
| 610 km or 379 mi | Bushehr | |
| 617 km or 384 mi | Borazjan | |
| 620 km or 385 mi | Marvdasht | |
| 632 km or 392 mi | Kazerun | |
| 637 km or 396 mi | Chabahar | |
| 649 km or 404 mi | Bam | |
| 678 km or 421 mi | Rafsanjan | |
| 698 km or 434 mi | Kerman | |
| 701 km or 435 mi | Iranshahr | |
| 741 km or 460 mi | Yasuj | |
| 775 km or 481 mi | Riyadh | |
| 790 km or 491 mi |  Al Wafrah | |
| 792 km or 492 mi | Behbahan |
Cities near Hong Kong
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 5 km or 3.1 mi |  Kowloon | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Shenzhen | |
| 61 km or 38 mi | Zhuhai | |
| 64 km or 40 mi | Macau | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Zhongshan | |
| 95 km or 59 mi | Dongguan | |
| 96 km or 60 mi | Huizhou | |
| 116 km or 72 mi | Jiangmen | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Guangzhou | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Shanwei | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Foshan | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Kaiping | |
| 173 km or 107 mi | Heyuan | |
| 193 km or 120 mi | Qingyuan | |
| 195 km or 121 mi | Zhaoqing | |
| 229 km or 143 mi | Yunfu | |
| 231 km or 144 mi | Yangjiang | |
| 236 km or 147 mi | Puning | |
| 267 km or 166 mi | Jieyang | |
| 286 km or 178 mi | Shaoguan | |
| 287 km or 178 mi | Shantou | |
| 297 km or 184 mi | Chaozhou | |
| 301 km or 187 mi | Meizhou | |
| 320 km or 199 mi | Wuzhou | |
| 333 km or 207 mi | Lianzhou | |
| 341 km or 212 mi | Maoming | |
| 343 km or 213 mi | Gaozhou | |
| 357 km or 222 mi | Hezhou | |
| 403 km or 250 mi | Ganzhou | |
| 406 km or 252 mi | Zhanjiang | |
| 408 km or 254 mi | Chenzhou | |
| 414 km or 257 mi | Yulin | |
| 427 km or 266 mi | Longyan | |
| 435 km or 270 mi | Zhangzhou | |
| 469 km or 292 mi | Xiamen | |
| 471 km or 292 mi | Haikou | |
| 475 km or 295 mi | Guigang | |
| 489 km or 304 mi |  Kinmen | |
| 516 km or 320 mi | Guilin | |
| 529 km or 329 mi | Laibin |