Abu Dhabi vs Amsterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Amsterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1802
$2859
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4691
$6482
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$1887
🏘️ Family rent
$2569
$3118
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$599
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3906
$4389
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
52
95
😀 Quality of life
83
95
🏙️ Population
1.48M
921K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 37% less expensive than in Amsterdam. Cities ranked 2486th and 252nd ($1802 vs $2859) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and the Netherlands, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.5 months in Amsterdam. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Amsterdam ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 405th and 25th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Amsterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.3
$85.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.9
$6.72
 Cappuccino
$5.81
$4.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$3.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1179
$1928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$880
$1599
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2759
$3529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2207
$2619
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$49.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
4.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4957
$10663
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4315
$7824
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$3.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$91.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$26.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$5.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$3.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.21
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.61
$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.83
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.95
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.9
$62.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.5
$42.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.3
$99.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$667
$2462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12787
$13828

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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
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2373
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2170
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2076
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2246
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2180
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2072
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2088
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2184
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2228
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2039
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2375
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1412
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2053
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1916
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2094
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2010
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1991
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1821
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2219
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1916
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2034
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1987
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1782
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1897
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1968
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1985
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1831
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1891
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2027
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1994
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1661
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1841
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1886
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2006
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1827
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1845
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1750
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1865