Abu Dhabi vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1942	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$1953
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$2152	$414
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.2	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3050	$767
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	53	20
😀 Quality of life	85	46
🏙️ Population	1.57M	6.44M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 199% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 2187th and 7433rd ($1942 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 94th 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 1.6 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.2 months in Shangrao. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Shangrao ranked 207th in China, while ranked 443rd and 6933rd 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	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.53	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.7	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1358	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2476	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1762	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.6	$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.01%	3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5485	$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12028	$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.63	$5.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.29	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.73	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.92	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.5	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$5.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$598	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12663	$28686

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2514
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1419
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1449
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2521
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1228
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1849
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1770
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$792
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1078
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1201
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1230
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1081
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$530
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$908
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1008
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$529
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$873
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$930
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$568
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$553
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$453
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$477
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$530
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$503
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$573
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$557
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$761
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$624
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$463
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1627
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$483

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$578
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$600
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$586
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$604
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$436
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$620
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$589
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$586
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$696
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$671
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$526
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$672
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$604
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$532
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$616
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$628
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$617
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$637
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$753
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$700
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$629
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$567
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$598
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$659
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$826
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$628
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$592
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$642
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$593
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$740
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$666
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$672
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$660
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$677
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$631
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$638
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$671
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$634
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$618
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$620