Abu Dhabi vs Amsterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Amsterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1942	$3118
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$7329
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$2031
🏘️ Family rent	$2152	$3485
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$654
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.2	$260
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3050	$4702
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	53	95
😀 Quality of life	85	96
🏙️ Population	1.57M	921K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 38% less expensive than in Amsterdam. Cities ranked 2187th and 143rd ($1942 vs $3118) 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 1.6 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 443rd and 31st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Abu Dhabi	Amsterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$21.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.53	$15.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.7	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$4.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$3.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1358	$2130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$1705
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2476	$3833
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1762	$2970
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.6	$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$292
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.01%	3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5485	$10418
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12028	$7591
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$3.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.63	$33.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$2.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$4.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$3.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$7.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.29	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$5.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.73	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.92	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$55.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.5	$44.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$37.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$598	$2892
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12663	$19920

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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 Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2178
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2230
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2568
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2256
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2718
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2222
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2414
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1514
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2581
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2228
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2011
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1860
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2082
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2318
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2070
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2154
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2187
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1986
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1992
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2058
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2107
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2164
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2100
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2087
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2238