Abu Dhabi vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$627
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
52
78
😀 Quality of life
82
67
🏙️ Population
1.48M
12.6M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 283% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 1938th and 8471st ($1936 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 532nd 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 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 369th and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Zhengzhou

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Abu Dhabi Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$4818

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617