Abu Dhabi vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2133
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4670
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$1489
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$2612
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$432
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.8
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2773
$902
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
51
68
😀 Quality of life
85
70
🏙️ Population
1.57M
12.6M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 308% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 1650th and 8548th ($2133 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 485th 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 Zhengzhou. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 424th and 3567th 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
$8.11
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.9
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.6
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.9
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1728
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1197
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3067
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2202
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4681
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8556
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.63
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.55
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.56
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.22
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.8
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.9
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$628
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14421
$21955

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$1791
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$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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567