Abu Dhabi vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$1524
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
52
96
😀 Quality of life
82
80
🏙️ Population
1.48M
17.5M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 106% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1938th and 5744th ($1936 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 16th 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 Shenzhen. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 369th and 460th 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
$9.91
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$24305

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584