Abu Dhabi vs Ahmedabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Ahmedabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1802
$471
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4691
$1155
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$182
🏘️ Family rent
$2569
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$57.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3906
$517
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
52
56
😀 Quality of life
83
54
🏙️ Population
1.48M
7.65M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 282% more expensive than in Ahmedabad. Cities ranked 2486th and 8798th ($1802 vs $471) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 14th 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 2.2 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.1 months in Ahmedabad. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Ahmedabad ranked 18th in India, while ranked 405th and 5969th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Ahmedabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.3
$14.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.9
$3.6
☕ Cappuccino
$5.81
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1179
$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$880
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2759
$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2207
$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$56.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$7.16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
9.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4957
$1192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4315
$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$7.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$3.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$6.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.21
$4.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.61
$1.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.83
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.95
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.9
$15.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$3.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.5
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$2.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.3
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$54.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$667
$70.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12787
$1837

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$1630
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 15 mi Gandhinagar
$424
47 km or 29 mi Nadiad
$399
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$402
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$406
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$391
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$297
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$326
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$347
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$785
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$284
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$327
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$295
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$338
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$285
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$360
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$379
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$394
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$344
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$346
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$357
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$375
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$288
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$368
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$368
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$396
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$484
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$299
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$406
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$716
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$367
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$315
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$519
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$304
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$337
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$395
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$341
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$268
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$371