Abu Dhabi vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$1606
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$133
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$777
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
52
85
😀 Quality of life
82
70
🏙️ Population
1.48M
9.07M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 298% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 1938th and 8600th ($1936 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 538th 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 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.6 months in Shenyang. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Shenyang ranked 18th in China, while ranked 369th and 2673rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$0.69
 Cappuccino
$5.69
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$62
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$235
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$51
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$1816
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$3.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$9.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$47
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$19578

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

Cities near Shenyang

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$449
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$502
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$510
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$536
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$515
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$517
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$524
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$520
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$536
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$519
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$537
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$550
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$523
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$513
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$523
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$565
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$531
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$560
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$559
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$541
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$543
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$515
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$585
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1574
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$595
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$566
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$557
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$526
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$562
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$512
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$551
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$606
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$555
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1544
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$585
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$589
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$612
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1555
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1538
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$529