Abu Dhabi vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1915
$517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4277
$1456
🏠 One person rent
$1247
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$2181
$320
🍽️ Food expenses
$451
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.9
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3000
$663
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
53
78
😀 Quality of life
84
67
🏙️ Population
1.57M
12.6M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 271% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 2282nd and 8585th ($1915 vs $517) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 481st 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Zhengzhou ranked 35th in China, while ranked 427th and 4289th 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
$11
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.8
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.57
$4.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.4
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$5.73
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1359
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$975
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2488
$321
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$224
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.2
$43.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$66.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$103
$10.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.21%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5745
$2729
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12613
$1510
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.64
$3.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$2.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.22
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.82
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.71
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.96
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$93.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.4
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.4
$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$612
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12182
$19371

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1713
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2512
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1383
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1450
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2504
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1081
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1215
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1455
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1762
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1688
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$631
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$794
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$995
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1205
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1240
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1226
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1116
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$537
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$1063
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1055
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$537
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$893
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$913
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$515
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$530
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$564
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$464
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$489
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$541
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$521
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$578
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$524
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$527
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$536
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$604
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$515
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1695
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1242
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$493

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$525
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$531
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$543
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$546
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$527
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$524
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$486
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$532
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$554
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$511
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$516
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$516
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$514
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$579
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$512
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$541
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$727
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$549
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$509
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$581
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$578
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$585
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$569
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$566
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$540
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$565
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$737
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$715
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1392
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$581
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$716
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$613
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$592
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$615
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$577
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$545
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$593