Abu Dhabi vs Adana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Adana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$1823
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$293
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$561
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$61.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$787
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	53	42
😀 Quality of life	83	65
🏙️ Population	1.48M	1.77M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 157% more expensive than in Adana. Cities ranked 2320th and 6828th ($1828 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 23rd in the United Arab Emirates and Turkey, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.1 months in Adana. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Adana ranked 5th in Turkey, while ranked 438th and 4255th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Adana

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	Abu Dhabi	Adana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$6.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$7.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$2.71
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$622
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$471
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$49.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$10.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	35.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$419
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$15.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$5.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$5.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$6.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$2.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$4.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$8.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$40
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$39.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$4636

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2379
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1494
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1844
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2240
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1239
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1779
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1709
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$780
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$967
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1223
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1243
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1090
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$547
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1068
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1056
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$548
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$897
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$901
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$514
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$589
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$551
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$546
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$563
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$557
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$585
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$515
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$464
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$605
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$529
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1637
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Adana

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Tarsus	$688
44 km or 27 mi	Ceyhan	$575
66 km or 41 mi	Kozan	$585
67 km or 42 mi	Mersin	$759
80 km or 50 mi	Kadirli	$535
83 km or 51 mi	Osmaniye	$403
88 km or 55 mi	Iskenderun	$578
109 km or 68 mi	Hassa	$537
115 km or 72 mi	Antakya	$598
116 km or 72 mi	Islahiye	$523
117 km or 73 mi	Samandag	$597
119 km or 74 mi	Bor	$664
122 km or 76 mi	Nigde	$699
126 km or 78 mi	Eregli	$618
137 km or 85 mi	Reyhanli	$582
158 km or 98 mi	Kahramanmaras	$557
162 km or 101 mi	Kilis	$570
167 km or 104 mi	Idlib	$489
169 km or 105 mi	Latakia	$386
173 km or 107 mi	Mut	$611
183 km or 114 mi	Gaziantep	$577
186 km or 115 mi	Aleppo	$509
188 km or 117 mi	Karaman	$490
188 km or 117 mi	Talas	$645
189 km or 117 mi	Nevsehir	$698
190 km or 118 mi	Aksaray	$406
193 km or 120 mi	Kayseri	$672
220 km or 136 mi	Nizip	$581
243 km or 151 mi	Famagusta	$1252
244 km or 152 mi	Hama	$417
249 km or 155 mi	Paralimni	$1158
258 km or 160 mi	Kyrenia	$1136
259 km or 161 mi	Kirsehir	$663
269 km or 167 mi	Konya	$697
269 km or 167 mi	Nicosia	$1302
274 km or 170 mi	Adiyaman	$644
277 km or 172 mi	Aradippou	$1134
277 km or 172 mi	Larnaca	$1368
278 km or 173 mi	Dali	$1243
282 km or 175 mi	Homs	$456