Abu Dhabi vs Adelaide - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Adelaide
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1942	$2117
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$4412
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$1269
🏘️ Family rent	$2152	$1846
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.2	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3050	$3276
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	53	50
😀 Quality of life	85	94
🏙️ Population	1.57M	1.39M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 8% less expensive than in Adelaide. Cities ranked 2187th and 1686th ($1942 vs $2117) 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 1.6 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.5 months in Adelaide. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Adelaide ranked 5th in Australia, while ranked 443rd and 65th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Abu Dhabi	Adelaide
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.53	$9.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.7	$7.27
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1358	$1334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2476	$1976
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1762	$1526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.6	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$47.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.01%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5485	$7414
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12028	$4859
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$75.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.63	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$4.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$8.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$4.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.29	$20.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.73	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.92	$3.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.5	$50
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$73.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$598	$876
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12663	$6919

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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 Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$1911
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1771
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1362
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1464
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1738
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1768
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2058
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1673
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1662
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2308
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1681
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1736
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1667
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1728
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1706
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1725
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1813
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2019
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1786
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1747
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1364
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1678
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1568
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1660
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1580
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1599
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$1888
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2292
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2127
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2640
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2181
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1839
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1184
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633