Abu Dhabi vs Athens - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Athens
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$1272
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$3097
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$616
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$1082
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$450
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$1094
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	53	90
😀 Quality of life	83	78
🏙️ Population	1.48M	643K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 44% more expensive than in Athens. Cities ranked 2320th and 4281st ($1828 vs $1272) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th 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 2.1 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 438th and 656th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Athens

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	Abu Dhabi	Athens
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$56.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$5.4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$1040
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$850
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$3265
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$3075
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$4.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$5.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$9.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$49
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$86
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$9915

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2379
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1494
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1844
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2240
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1239
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1779
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1709
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$780
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$967
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1223
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1243
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1090
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$547
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1068
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1056
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$548
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$897
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$901
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$514
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$589
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$551
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$546
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$563
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$557
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$585
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$515
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$464
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$605
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$529
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1637
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1159
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1082
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1045
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1054
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1437
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1265
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1296
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$957
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1022
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$967
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$980
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$955
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$990
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$836
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$1838
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$981
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1011
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1033
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$900
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1099
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1030
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1012
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1659
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1015
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$934
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$973
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1131
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1052
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$909
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$943
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$930
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$764
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1027
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1150