Cost of living comparison
Abu Dhabi is 87.9% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 96.0% more for restaurants
Beijing
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Abu Dhabi
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.17
CN¥30.46
|
$10.89
AED40.00
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.57
CN¥40.61
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.62
|
$1.08
AED3.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.26
|
$0.42
AED1.53
|
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pay 24.2% more for groceries
Beijing
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Abu Dhabi
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.47
|
$1.37
AED5.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.31
CN¥53.31
|
$4.80
AED17.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.17
CN¥52.31
|
$6.85
AED25.17
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
CN¥12.68
|
$3.16
AED11.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.53
CN¥11.17
|
$3.61
AED13.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.69
|
$1.00
AED3.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CN¥5.19
|
$0.82
AED3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CN¥6.47
|
$0.81
AED2.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.25
|
$0.69
AED2.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.69
|
$0.50
AED1.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
CN¥3.44
|
$0.58
AED2.13
|
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pay 29.0% more for transportation
Beijing
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Abu Dhabi
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
CN¥31.81
|
$3.03
AED11.11
|
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Monthly public transit pass |
$33.40
CN¥243.67
|
$24.50
AED90.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,872.18
CN¥152,291.77
|
$45,026.41
AED165,382.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
CN¥33.50
|
$7.23
AED26.56
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Beijing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.28
CN¥96.92
|
$103.04
AED378.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$929.88
CN¥6,784.76
|
$1,349.31
AED4,956.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$492.44
CN¥3,593.06
|
$1,005.59
AED3,693.56
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.04
CN¥306.74
|
$119.02
AED437.15
|
|
pay 28.1% less for childcare
Beijing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$763.49
CN¥5,570.76
|
$669.40
AED2,458.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,913.01
CN¥167,182.52
|
$12,841.46
AED47,166.80
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
CN¥8.12
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
CN¥26.29
|
$5.88
AED21.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.48
CN¥25.38
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.46
CN¥477.60
|
$64.83
AED238.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.35
CN¥60.92
|
$13.61
AED50.00
|
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pay 26.3% more for clothing
Beijing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.65
CN¥457.15
|
$67.20
AED246.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.69
CN¥253.09
|
$62.59
AED229.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.45
CN¥608.91
|
$103.06
AED378.55
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.64
CN¥785.36
|
$100.93
AED370.72
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