Abu Dhabi vs Bali - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Bali
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$3239
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$845
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$1978
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$49.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$298
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	33 km
🎓 Higher education	53	37
😀 Quality of life	83	57
🏙️ Population	1.48M	4.36M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 44% more expensive than in Bali. Cities ranked 2320th and 4297th ($1828 vs $1267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Indonesia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.2 months in Bali. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Bali ranked 7th in Indonesia, while ranked 438th and 5664th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Bali

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	Abu Dhabi	Bali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$3.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$736
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$3111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$1570
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$49
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$74.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	12.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$1668
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$1774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$8.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$3.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$2.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$21.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$2.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$2.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$81
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$4.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$19.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$77
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$8096

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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 Bali

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Ubud	$845
30 km or 19 mi	Denpasar	$497
123 km or 77 mi	Mataram	$355
213 km or 133 mi	Probolinggo	$614
250 km or 155 mi	Pasuruan	$510
268 km or 167 mi	Malang	$365
281 km or 175 mi	Batu	$410
286 km or 177 mi	Surabaya	$549
305 km or 189 mi	Mojokerto	$505
317 km or 197 mi	Blitar	$453
338 km or 210 mi	Kediri	$464
395 km or 245 mi	Madiun	$486
409 km or 254 mi	Bima	$597
472 km or 293 mi	Surakarta	$417
512 km or 318 mi	Salatiga	$421
516 km or 321 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
533 km or 331 mi	Semarang	$493
560 km or 348 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
576 km or 358 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
613 km or 381 mi	Pekalongan	$471
614 km or 382 mi	Makassar	$525
664 km or 413 mi	Cilacap	$474
671 km or 417 mi	Tegal	$480
710 km or 441 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
714 km or 444 mi	Parepare	$508
723 km or 449 mi	Banjar	$490
736 km or 457 mi	Cirebon	$521
760 km or 472 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
837 km or 520 mi	Bandung	$545
839 km or 522 mi	Palopo	$522
842 km or 523 mi	Cimahi	$500
844 km or 525 mi	Balikpapan	$606
907 km or 563 mi	Sukabumi	$563
907 km or 564 mi	Baubau	$506
917 km or 570 mi	Bekasi	$518
921 km or 572 mi	Samarinda	$580
928 km or 577 mi	Bogor	$513
931 km or 579 mi	Depok	$385
934 km or 581 mi	Jakarta	$701
946 km or 588 mi	South Tangerang	$536