Abu Dhabi vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$1829
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$813
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
52
53
😀 Quality of life
82
53
🏙️ Population
1.48M
8.78M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 181% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 1938th and 6882nd ($1936 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 102nd 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 Quanzhou. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 369th and 6124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Quanzhou

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Abu Dhabi Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$1.32
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$19406

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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 Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$676
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$851
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$721
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$675
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$719
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$664
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$667
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$678
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$890
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$995
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$746
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$791
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$857
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$860
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$588
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$917
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$725
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$799
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$913
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$716
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1011
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$738
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$860
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$863
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$655
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$952
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$744
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$812
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$721
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$643
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$787
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$645
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$620
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1083