Abu Dhabi vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1942	$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$1519
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$2152	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$213
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.2	$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3050	$675
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	53	19
😀 Quality of life	85	44
🏙️ Population	1.57M	7.01M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 235% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 2187th and 7987th ($1942 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 243rd 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 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Zhumadian ranked 315th in China, while ranked 443rd and 7223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Zhumadian

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	Abu Dhabi	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.53	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.7	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1358	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2476	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1762	$276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.6	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$74.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.01%	3.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5485	$3219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12028	$1646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.63	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$1.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$2.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.29	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$4.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.73	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.92	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.5	$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$598	$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12663	$7830

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2514
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1419
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1449
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2521
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1228
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1849
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1770
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$792
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1078
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1201
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1230
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1081
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$530
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$908
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1008
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$529
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$873
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$930
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$568
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$553
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$453
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$477
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$530
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$503
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$573
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$557
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$761
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$624
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$463
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1627
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$483

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$582
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$583
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$507
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$563
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$581
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$517
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$523
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$552
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$574
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$582
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$522
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$595
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$525
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$518
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$553
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$517
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$579
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$555
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$478
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$513
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$542
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$598
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$592
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$510
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$629
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$535
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$585
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$570
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$513
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$533
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$561
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$503
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$570
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$506