Abu Dhabi vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Abu Dhabi Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1963
$604
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4184
$1493
🏠 One person rent
$1371
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$2329
$425
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.5
$69.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3074
$663
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
52
76
😀 Quality of life
81
53
🏙️ Population
1.48M
12.6M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 225% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 608th and 7427th ($1963 vs $604) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 525th 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 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Zhengzhou ranked 38th in China, while ranked 318th and 5969th 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
$8
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54
$16.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.1
$4.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.9
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$4.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1833
$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1008
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2557
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1962
$301
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.3
$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$71.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.3%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3249
$3114
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2572
$1621
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$13.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.65
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$2.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.97
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.29
$2.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.2
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.23
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.8
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.6
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$4.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.1
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$80.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$555
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9372
$4453

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142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
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143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1448
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$871
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1053
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1095
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1376
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1894
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1755
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$675
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$824
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1236
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1002
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1307
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1152
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1145
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$660
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$969
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1004
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$699
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$939
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$889
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$861
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$663
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$659
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$724
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$694
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$657
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$659
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$656
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$659
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$659
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$663
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$680
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$657
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$611
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1132
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$954
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$660

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$662
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$670
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$674
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$666
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$670
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$642
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$731
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$681
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$667
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$677
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$654
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$666
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$663
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$656
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$692
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$651
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$673
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$667
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$669
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$704
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$533
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$697
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$689
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$661
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$655
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$677
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$791
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$678
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$647
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$702
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$848
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1436
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$675
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$782
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$754
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$796
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$755
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$671
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$699
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$660