Abu Dhabi vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abu Dhabi	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1802	$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4691	$2023
🏠 One person rent	$1140	$289
🏘️ Family rent	$2569	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.3	$91.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3906	$764
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	52	20
😀 Quality of life	83	40
🏙️ Population	1.48M	6.44M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 152% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 2486th and 6841st ($1802 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 76th 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 1.1 months in Shangrao. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Shangrao ranked 224th in China, while ranked 405th and 6892nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Shangrao

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	Abu Dhabi	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$3.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.9	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$5.81	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1179	$334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$880	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2759	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2207	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$48.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.18%	4.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4957	$5346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4315	$2656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.28	$5.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.21	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.61	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.83	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.95	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.5	$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$5.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$667	$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12787	$19047

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

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 Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$634
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$643
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$636
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$633
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$666
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$694
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$618
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$731
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$719
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$673
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$521
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$708
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$670
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$642
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$642
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$683
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$672
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$703
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$776
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$719
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$705
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$636
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$646
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$771
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$843
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$706
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$658
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$698
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$590
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$742
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$702
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$903
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$628
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$712
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$706
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$676
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$714
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$661
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$611
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$694