Abu Dhabi vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2133
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4670
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$1489
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$2612
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$432
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.8
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2773
$827
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
51
21
😀 Quality of life
85
46
🏙️ Population
1.57M
6.56M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 253% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1650th and 7943rd ($2133 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 243rd 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 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 424th and 7142nd 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
$8.11
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.9
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.6
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.9
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1728
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1197
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3067
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2202
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4681
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8556
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.63
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.55
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.56
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.22
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.8
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.9
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$628
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14421
$13867

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2470
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1543
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1455
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2356
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1173
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$2100
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$2015
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$797
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1082
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1062
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1218
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1193
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$494
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$965
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1059
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$497
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$778
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$917
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$521
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$526
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$505
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$454
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$457
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$485
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$471
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$530
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$514
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$558
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$700
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$559
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$459
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1628
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$469

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619