Abu Dhabi vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1802
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4691
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$2569
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3906
$727
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
52
24
😀 Quality of life
83
39
🏙️ Population
1.48M
6.56M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 195% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 2486th and 7649th ($1802 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 262nd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 405th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Shaoyang

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Abu Dhabi Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.3
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.9
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$5.81
$2.89
🥤 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
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$880
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2759
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2207
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4957
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4315
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.21
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.61
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.83
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.95
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.9
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.5
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.3
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$667
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12787
$10066

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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 Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610