Abu Dhabi vs Athens - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Athens
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$1287
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$3188
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$633
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$1164
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$442
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$1070
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
52
90
😀 Quality of life
82
78
🏙️ Population
1.48M
664K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 50% more expensive than in Athens. Cities ranked 1938th and 4210th ($1936 vs $1287) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th in the United Arab Emirates and Greece, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.8 months in Athens. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Athens ranked 1st in Greece, while ranked 369th and 560th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Athens
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$49.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$9.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$5.39
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$545
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$1053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$862
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$3172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$3082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$32.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$4.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$5.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$7.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$9.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$53.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$10293

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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
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$1235
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1239
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1172
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1334
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1237
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1250
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1097
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1137
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1338
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1475
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1467
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1359
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1125
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1134
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1047
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1086
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1129
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1038
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$887
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1974
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1090
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1037
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1058
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$943
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1186
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1067
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1012
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1738
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$945
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$937
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1047
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1169
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$1015
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$825
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$984
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1098
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$647
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1009
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1144