Abu Dhabi vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2133
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4670
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$1489
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$2612
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$432
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.8
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2773
$1351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
51
65
😀 Quality of life
85
74
🏙️ Population
1.57M
12.7M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 167% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1650th and 6776th ($2133 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 29th 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 1.7 months in Suzhou. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 424th and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Suzhou

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Abu Dhabi Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.11
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.9
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.6
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.9
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1728
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1197
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3067
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2202
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4681
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8556
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.63
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.55
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.56
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.22
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.8
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.9
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$628
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14421
$20341

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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 Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635