Abu Dhabi vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2133
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4670
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$1489
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$2612
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$432
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.8
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2773
$1162
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
51
81
😀 Quality of life
85
74
🏙️ Population
1.57M
13.9M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 213% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1650th and 7400th ($2133 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 83rd 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 Tianjin. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 424th and 2024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Tianjin

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Abu Dhabi Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.11
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.9
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.6
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.9
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1728
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1197
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3067
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2202
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4681
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8556
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.63
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.55
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.56
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.22
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.8
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.9
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$628
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14421
$16559

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546