Cost of living comparison
Abu Dhabi is 57.8% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 61.1% more for restaurants
Beijing
|
Abu Dhabi
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
CN¥31.64
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.82
CN¥42.18
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
CN¥3.84
|
$0.98
AED3.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
$0.34
AED1.24
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Beijing
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Abu Dhabi
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
CN¥14.78
|
$1.29
AED4.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.63
CN¥48.05
|
$3.93
AED14.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
CN¥55.57
|
$7.02
AED25.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
CN¥13.70
|
$2.65
AED9.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.03
|
$3.48
AED12.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
$0.96
AED3.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.69
|
$0.75
AED2.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
CN¥7.01
|
$0.77
AED2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
$0.63
AED2.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
$0.48
AED1.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
CN¥3.51
|
$0.45
AED1.66
|
pay 7.5% less for transportation
Beijing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CN¥34.73
|
$3.91
AED14.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.66
CN¥316.37
|
$21.78
AED80.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,196.95
CN¥175,321.44
|
$24,369.69
AED89,507.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
CN¥40.07
|
$7.62
AED28.00
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Beijing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
CN¥145.61
|
$104.06
AED382.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,154.95
CN¥8,368.28
|
$1,554.77
AED5,710.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$634.84
CN¥4,599.76
|
$1,212.35
AED4,452.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.96
CN¥325.73
|
$132.77
AED487.67
|
|
pay 50.6% less for childcare
Beijing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$951.31
CN¥6,892.84
|
$596.56
AED2,191.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,770.10
CN¥201,211.01
|
$9,988.57
AED36,687.01
|
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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.46
CN¥10.55
|
$12.25
AED45.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
CN¥31.69
|
$5.15
AED18.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
CN¥31.64
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
CN¥422.62
|
$73.56
AED270.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
CN¥73.29
|
$12.25
AED45.00
|
|
pay 9.5% less for clothing
Beijing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.18
CN¥501.22
|
$53.67
AED197.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.88
CN¥317.95
|
$45.10
AED165.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.48
CN¥648.33
|
$93.37
AED342.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.62
CN¥902.97
|
$96.36
AED353.90
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