Abu Dhabi vs Adelaide - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abu Dhabi	Adelaide
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1802	$2246
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4691	$5047
🏠 One person rent	$1140	$1312
🏘️ Family rent	$2569	$2094
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.3	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3906	$3574
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	52	50
😀 Quality of life	83	93
🏙️ Population	1.48M	1.3M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 20% less expensive than in Adelaide. Cities ranked 2486th and 1267th ($1802 vs $2246) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 10th in the United Arab Emirates and Australia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.6 months in Adelaide. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Adelaide ranked 5th in Australia, while ranked 405th and 64th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Abu Dhabi	Adelaide
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$94.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.9	$7.31
☕ Cappuccino	$5.81	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1179	$1399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$880	$994
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2759	$2312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2207	$1617
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$54.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.18%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4957	$6896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4315	$4181
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$2.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.28	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$9.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$5.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.21	$25.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.61	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.83	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.95	$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.5	$52.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$667	$1344
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12787	$11389

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

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 Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2013
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1816
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1397
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1357
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1795
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1822
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$1892
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1757
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1717
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2397
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1758
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1876
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1746
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1799
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1800
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1805
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1829
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2393
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1900
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1815
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1500
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1748
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1674
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1798
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1532
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1732
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$1997
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2472
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2265
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2801
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2286
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1833
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1289
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1533
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661