Abu Dhabi vs Auckland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Auckland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2070	$2156
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4485	$4802
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$1242
🏘️ Family rent	$2400	$1967
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.3	$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2675	$3398
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	51	32
😀 Quality of life	85	89
🏙️ Population	1.57M	1.47M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 4% less expensive than in Auckland. Cities ranked 1859th and 1604th ($2070 vs $2156) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in the United Arab Emirates and New Zealand, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.6 months in Auckland. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Auckland ranked 1st in New Zealand, while ranked 447th and 240th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Auckland

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	Abu Dhabi	Auckland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.29	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.6	$71.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$7.14
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1520	$1205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$1071
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2679	$2099
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2026	$1689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.7	$94.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$97.1	$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.26%	6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4936	$7507
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10145	$5316
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$131
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.58	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.36	$6.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$2.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.2	$26.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.82	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.75	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.9	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.6	$41.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$75.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$649	$988
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13889	$15607

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2420
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1473
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1457
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2183
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1214
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$2014
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1923
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$796
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1080
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1109
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1309
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1192
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1135
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$545
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$931
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1037
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$541
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$823
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$928
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$575
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$465
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$489
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$547
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$523
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$575
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$563
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$761
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$627
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$487
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1632
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$492

Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1778
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1646
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1474
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1261
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1740
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1393
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1523
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1605
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1696
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1518
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1359
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1788
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2037
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1533
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1325
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1787
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1894
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1623
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2303
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1579
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$879
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$857
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1997