Abu Dhabi vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2070
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4485
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$1417
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$2400
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.3
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2675
$983
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
51
65
😀 Quality of life
85
72
🏙️ Population
1.57M
12.7M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 165% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1859th and 6833rd ($2070 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 31st 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 447th and 3150th 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
$9.29
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.8
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$5.55
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1520
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1151
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2679
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2026
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.7
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.1
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.26%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4936
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10145
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.58
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.82
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.75
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.9
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.6
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$649
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13889
$17664

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$1710
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$2420
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1473
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1457
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2183
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1214
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$2014
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1923
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$796
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1080
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1109
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1192
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1135
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$545
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$931
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1037
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$541
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$823
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$928
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$545
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$575
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$565
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$465
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$489
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$547
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$523
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$575
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$563
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$613
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$761
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$627
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$487
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1632
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$492

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623