Abu Dhabi vs Bangalore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Bangalore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1802
$578
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4691
$1542
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$2569
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3906
$1210
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
52
74
😀 Quality of life
83
68
🏙️ Population
1.48M
12.3M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 212% more expensive than in Bangalore. Cities ranked 2486th and 8023rd ($1802 vs $578) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd 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 2.2 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 2.1 months in Bangalore. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Bangalore ranked 1st in India, while ranked 405th and 3393rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Bangalore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$3.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.3
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$4.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.9
$2.42
 Cappuccino
$5.81
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1179
$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$880
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2759
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2207
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$74.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
9.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4957
$2433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4315
$1377
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$4.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$7.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.21
$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.61
$2.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.83
$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.95
$0.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.9
$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$4.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.5
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$1.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.3
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$52.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$667
$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12787
$3497

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$1630
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$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
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$378
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$331
117 km or 73 mi Madanapalle
$337
126 km or 78 mi Mysore
$325
159 km or 99 mi Salem
$330
166 km or 103 mi Vellore
$243
166 km or 103 mi Chittoor
$308
182 km or 113 mi Erode
$338
191 km or 118 mi Anantapur
$307
198 km or 123 mi Tiruppur
$306
211 km or 131 mi Tirupati
$329
212 km or 132 mi Kadapa
$380
221 km or 137 mi Proddatur
$367
230 km or 143 mi Coimbatore
$340
244 km or 151 mi Shimoga
$346
246 km or 153 mi Davanagere
$325
266 km or 166 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
269 km or 167 mi Pondicherry
$352
270 km or 168 mi Cuddalore
$310
271 km or 168 mi Malappuram
$287
273 km or 169 mi Kannur
$304
276 km or 172 mi Kozhikode
$350
286 km or 178 mi Hospet
$279
290 km or 180 mi Chennai
$433
294 km or 183 mi Dindigul
$334
295 km or 183 mi Thanjavur
$289
295 km or 183 mi Mangalore
$433
295 km or 183 mi Nandyal
$359
298 km or 185 mi Adoni
$382
303 km or 188 mi Nellore
$572
311 km or 194 mi Udupi
$298
312 km or 194 mi Thrissur
$298
321 km or 199 mi Kurnool
$351
344 km or 214 mi Madurai
$355
362 km or 225 mi Ernakulam
$368
363 km or 226 mi Kochi
$394
386 km or 240 mi Ongole
$351
390 km or 242 mi Hubli
$357
394 km or 245 mi Kottayam
$316
421 km or 261 mi Mahbubnagar
$373