Abu Dhabi vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1802
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4691
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$2569
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3906
$714
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
52
78
😀 Quality of life
83
66
🏙️ Population
1.48M
12.6M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 245% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 2486th and 8506th ($1802 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 518th 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 2.2 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 405th and 3930th 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
$10.9
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.3
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.9
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$5.81
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1179
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$880
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2759
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2207
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4957
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4315
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.21
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.61
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.83
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.95
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.9
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.5
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.3
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$667
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12787
$19861

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2309
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1503
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1050
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2084
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1232
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1810
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1719
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$786
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$994
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1218
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1226
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1110
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$561
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$870
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$989
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$556
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$878
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$928
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$520
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$547
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$558
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$548
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$541
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$546
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$537
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$687
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$531
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$515
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$467
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$639
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$489
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1586
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$507

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619