Abu Dhabi vs Austin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Austin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$2455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$5709
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$1585
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$2741
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$566
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$5262
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	53	65
😀 Quality of life	83	90
🏙️ Population	1.48M	962K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 26% less expensive than in Austin. Cities ranked 2320th and 858th ($1828 vs $2455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 790th in the United Arab Emirates and the United States, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 2.1 months in Austin. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Austin ranked 30th in the United States, while ranked 438th and 142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Abu Dhabi	Austin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$6.36
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$5.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$1949
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$1266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$3348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$2283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$69.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$4187
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$2882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$9.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$6.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$4.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$147
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$1385
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$22096

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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 Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305