Abu Dhabi vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$828
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
52
61
😀 Quality of life
82
56
🏙️ Population
1.48M
9.4M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 186% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1938th and 6976th ($1936 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 122nd 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 1.2 months in Ningbo. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 369th and 5865th 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
$9.91
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$9922

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$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

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$690
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$755
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$719
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$831
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1190
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1074
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$725
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$735
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$771
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$699
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$731
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$811
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$731
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$763
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$687
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$741
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$787
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$682
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$707
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$707
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$651
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$744
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$688
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$720
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$694
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$713
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$675
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$644
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$789
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$682
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$625
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$625
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$713
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$679
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$645
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$524