Abu Dhabi vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1802
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4691
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$311
🏘️ Family rent
$2569
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3906
$758
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
52
61
😀 Quality of life
83
53
🏙️ Population
1.48M
9.4M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 146% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 2486th and 6747th ($1802 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 63rd 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 months in Ningbo. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 405th and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Ningbo

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Abu Dhabi Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.3
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.9
$1.44
 Cappuccino
$5.81
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1179
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$880
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2759
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2207
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4957
$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4315
$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$4.42
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.21
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.61
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.83
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.95
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.9
$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.5
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.3
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$667
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12787
$12898

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2309
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1503
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1050
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2084
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$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

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$612
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$742
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$702
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$585
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$843
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1136
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1028
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$708
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$712
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$749
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$706
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$706
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$731
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$718
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$738
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$719
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$776
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$661
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$702
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$698
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$620
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$719
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$685
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$703
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$690
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$729
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$674
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$633
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$771
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$674
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$630
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$629
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$694
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$676
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$651
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538