Abu Dhabi vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4670	$1804
🏠 One person rent	$1489	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$2612	$404
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.8	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2773	$1093
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	51	74
😀 Quality of life	85	58
🏙️ Population	1.57M	9.07M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 249% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 1650th and 7878th ($2133 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 221st 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 1.8 months in Shenyang. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Shenyang ranked 49th in China, while ranked 424th and 6059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Shenyang

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	Abu Dhabi	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.11	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.9	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1728	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1197	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3067	$404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4681	$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8556	$1294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.63	$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.55	$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.56	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.22	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.9	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.1	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$628	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14421	$22712

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$499
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$537
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$567
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$549
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$474
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$519
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$457
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$552
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$512
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$556
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$578
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$528
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$526
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$540
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$559
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$539
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$549
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$573
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$550
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$549
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$541
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$603
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$491
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$582
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$579
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$540
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$572
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$529
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$555
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$615
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$551
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1550
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$593
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$619
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$607
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1556
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1544
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$532