Abu Dhabi vs Bangalore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Bangalore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$533
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$1429
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$528
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$191
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$74.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$1153
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	53	74
😀 Quality of life	83	68
🏙️ Population	1.48M	12.3M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 243% more expensive than in Bangalore. Cities ranked 2320th and 8398th ($1828 vs $533) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in the United Arab Emirates and India, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 2.2 months in Bangalore. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Bangalore ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 438th and 3159th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Bangalore

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	Abu Dhabi	Bangalore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$29.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$44.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$2065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$3.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$4.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$1.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$31.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$54.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$3404

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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 Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$351
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$375
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$346
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$311
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$304
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$258
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$354
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$295
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$300
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$315
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$355
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$339
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$342
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$292
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$360
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$306
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$344
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$325
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$272
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$316
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$302
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$412
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$366
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$514
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$280
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$294
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$349
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$310
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$346
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$383
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$338
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$359
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$306
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357