Abu Dhabi vs Baltimore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abu Dhabi	Baltimore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1802	$2223
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4691	$5088
🏠 One person rent	$1140	$1375
🏘️ Family rent	$2569	$2305
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.3	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3906	$4221
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	52	98
😀 Quality of life	83	91
🏙️ Population	1.48M	586K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 19% less expensive than in Baltimore. Cities ranked 2486th and 1330th ($1802 vs $2223) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1167th 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 2.2 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.9 months in Baltimore. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Baltimore ranked 23rd in the United States, while ranked 405th and 121st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Abu Dhabi	Baltimore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$66.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.9	$5.46
☕ Cappuccino	$5.81	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1179	$1464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$880	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2759	$2707
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2207	$1912
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$78.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.18%	6.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4957	$2078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4315	$1797
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$85.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.28	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$4.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$5.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$5.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.21	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.61	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.83	$3.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.95	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$57.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.5	$91.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$667	$1294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12787	$17290

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2309
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1503
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1050
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2084
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1232
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1810
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1719
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$786
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$994
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1218
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1267
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1226
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1110
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$870
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$989
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$556
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$878
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$928
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$520
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$547
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$558
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$548
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$541
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$546
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$537
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$687
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$531
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$467
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$639
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$489
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1586
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$507

Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2363
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2664
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2887
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2917
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2417
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2537
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2505
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2701
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3139
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2890
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2775
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2982
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2281
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2675
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2279
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2575
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2447
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1948
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2777
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2807
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2238
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2091
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3236
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$1992
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2504
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2193
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2599
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$1955