Abu Dhabi vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1802
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4691
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$2569
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3906
$1012
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
52
90
😀 Quality of life
83
71
🏙️ Population
1.48M
13.9M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 154% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 2486th and 6862nd ($1802 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 81st 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 2.2 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 405th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.3
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.9
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$5.81
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1179
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$880
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2759
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2207
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4957
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4315
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.21
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.61
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.83
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.95
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.9
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.5
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.3
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$667
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12787
$16590

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2309
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1503
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1050
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2084
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1232
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1810
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1719
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$786
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$994
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1218
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1226
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1110
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$561
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$870
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$989
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$556
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$878
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$928
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$520
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$547
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$558
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$548
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$541
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$546
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$537
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$687
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$531
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$515
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$467
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$639
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$489
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1586
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$507

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618