Abu Dhabi vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1915
$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4277
$2351
🏠 One person rent
$1247
$475
🏘️ Family rent
$2181
$838
🍽️ Food expenses
$451
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.9
$84.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3000
$1637
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
53
96
😀 Quality of life
84
80
🏙️ Population
1.57M
17.5M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 111% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 2282nd and 6254th ($1915 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 14th 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 1.8 months in Shenzhen. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 427th and 663rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Shenzhen

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Abu Dhabi Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.8
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.57
$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.4
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$5.73
$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1359
$670
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$975
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2488
$1198
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$658
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.2
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$103
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.21%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5745
$12705
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12613
$5881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.64
$4.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.22
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.82
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.71
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.96
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$6.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.4
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.4
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$612
$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12182
$21208

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1713
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2512
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1383
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1450
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2504
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1081
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1215
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1455
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1762
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1688
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$631
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$794
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$995
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1205
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1240
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1226
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1116
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$537
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$1063
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1055
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$537
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$893
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$913
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$515
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$530
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$564
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$464
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$489
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$541
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$521
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$578
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$524
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$527
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$536
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$604
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$515
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1695
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1242
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$493

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2403
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2613
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$661
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$664
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1715
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$514
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$818
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$761
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$929
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$825
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$762
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$789
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$820
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$884
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$575
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$813
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$450
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$588
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$756
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$763
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$772
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$667
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$733
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$732
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$654
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$673
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$690
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$698
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$940
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$540
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$615