Abu Dhabi vs Bangkok - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Bangkok
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$2711
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$405
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$1106
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$645
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
52
89
😀 Quality of life
82
75
🏙️ Population
1.48M
5.68M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 115% more expensive than in Bangkok. Cities ranked 1938th and 5960th ($1936 vs $902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Thailand, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.7 months in Bangkok. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Bangkok ranked 1st in Thailand, while ranked 369th and 1087th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Bangkok
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$2.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$5.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$2.22
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$267
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$1560
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$855
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$60
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$15.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$5297
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$2469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$9.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$3.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$4.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$2.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$1.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$91.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$12289

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$1673
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$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

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$704
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$716
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$714
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$677
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$594
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$617
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$648
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$665
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$653
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$614
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$619
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$571
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$614
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$539
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$496
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$587
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$532
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$702
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$566
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$605
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$500
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$755
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$642
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
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$1233
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$554
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$569
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$802
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$524
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$555
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$815
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$659
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$710