Abu Dhabi vs Athens - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Athens
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4670	$3529
🏠 One person rent	$1489	$713
🏘️ Family rent	$2612	$1247
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$500
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.8	$93.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2773	$1330
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	51	91
😀 Quality of life	85	81
🏙️ Population	1.57M	643K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 48% more expensive than in Athens. Cities ranked 1650th and 4184th ($2133 vs $1439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th 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 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.9 months in Athens. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Athens ranked 1st in Greece, while ranked 424th and 602nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Abu Dhabi	Athens
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.11	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$9.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.9	$5.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$4.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1728	$668
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1197	$523
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3067	$1206
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88	$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	4.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4681	$4032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8556	$3350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.63	$13.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$2.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.55	$6.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.56	$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.22	$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$53
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.9	$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.1	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$628	$623
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14421	$13579

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2470
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1543
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1455
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2356
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1173
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$2100
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$2015
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$797
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1082
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1062
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1340
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1218
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1193
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$494
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$965
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1059
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$497
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$778
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$917
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$521
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$526
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$505
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$454
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$457
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$485
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$471
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$530
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$514
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$700
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$559
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$459
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1628
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$469

Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1307
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1298
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1160
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1253
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1264
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1228
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1182
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1439
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1636
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1403
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1472
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1024
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1123
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1037
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1179
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1008
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1143
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$932
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$2043
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1126
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1109
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1146
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$1003
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1253
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1171
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1126
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1863
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1100
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$1060
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$1039
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1302
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1166
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1285
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$1038
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$1048
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1098
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$883
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1030
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1324