Abu Dhabi vs Ahmedabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Ahmedabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$1162
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$366
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$180
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$57.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$542
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
52
56
😀 Quality of life
82
56
🏙️ Population
1.48M
7.65M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 283% more expensive than in Ahmedabad. Cities ranked 1938th and 8477th ($1936 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th in the United Arab Emirates and India, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.1 months in Ahmedabad. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Ahmedabad ranked 17th in India, while ranked 369th and 5867th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Ahmedabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$3.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$13.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$3.59
 Cappuccino
$5.69
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$413
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$31.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$48.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$7.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
8.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$1344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$7.79
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$3.25
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$6.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$1.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$2.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$28.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$81
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$1882

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$1673
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$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 15 mi Gandhinagar
$339
47 km or 29 mi Nadiad
$396
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$377
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$399
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$385
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$296
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$353
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$338
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$809
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$301
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$323
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$308
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$336
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$281
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$338
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$390
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$345
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$358
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$377
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$359
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$360
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$315
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$370
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$368
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$391
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$482
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$336
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$379
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$706
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$334
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$297
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$510
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$375
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$316
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$392
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$292
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$291
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$375