Abu Dhabi vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2070
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4485
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$1417
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$2400
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.3
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2675
$664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
51
68
😀 Quality of life
85
68
🏙️ Population
1.57M
12.6M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 305% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 1859th and 8643rd ($2070 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 498th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 447th and 4641st 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
$9.29
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.8
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.55
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1520
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1151
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2679
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2026
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.7
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.1
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.26%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4936
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10145
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.58
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.82
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.75
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.9
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.6
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$649
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13889
$21713

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$1710
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2420
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1473
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1457
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2183
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1214
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$2014
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1923
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$796
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1080
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1109
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1192
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1135
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$545
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$931
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1037
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$541
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$823
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$928
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$545
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$575
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$565
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$465
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$489
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$547
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$523
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$575
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$563
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$613
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$761
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$627
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$487
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1632
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$492

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556