Abu Dhabi vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1942	$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$1672
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$2152	$323
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.2	$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3050	$863
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	53	21
😀 Quality of life	85	46
🏙️ Population	1.57M	6.71M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 113% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 2187th and 6158th ($1942 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 12th 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 1.6 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.9 months in Yancheng. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Yancheng ranked 242nd in China, while ranked 443rd and 7008th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Yancheng

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	Abu Dhabi	Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$4.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.53	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.7	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$5.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1358	$1103
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2476	$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1762	$227
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.6	$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.01%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5485	$2529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12028	$1915
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.63	$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$1.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$6.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.29	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$4.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.73	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.92	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$28.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$4.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.5	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$3.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$598	$434
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12663	$18627

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2514
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1419
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1449
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2521
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1228
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1849
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1770
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$792
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1078
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1201
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1230
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1081
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$530
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$908
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1008
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$529
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$873
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$930
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$568
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$553
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$453
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$477
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$530
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$503
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$573
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$557
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$761
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$624
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$463
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1627
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$483

Cities near Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$663
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$664
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$617
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$654
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$634
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$651
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$630
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$602
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$610
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$597
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$622
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$590
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$621
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$537
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$597
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$634
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$547
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$601
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$602
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$618
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$612
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$753
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$564
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$632
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$679
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$567
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$696
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$674
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$639
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$558
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$673
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$771
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$696
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$546
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$656
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$509
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$1003