Abu Dhabi vs Bangkok - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Bangkok
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2070	$1027
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4485	$2622
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$465
🏘️ Family rent	$2400	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$298
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.3	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2675	$594
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	51	89
😀 Quality of life	85	73
🏙️ Population	1.57M	5.68M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 102% more expensive than in Bangkok. Cities ranked 1859th and 5467th ($2070 vs $1027) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd 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 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.6 months in Bangkok. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Bangkok ranked 1st in Thailand, while ranked 447th and 2647th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Bangkok

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	Abu Dhabi	Bangkok
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.29	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.6	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$6.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$3.22
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1520	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2679	$1114
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2026	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.7	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$99.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$97.1	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.26%	5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4936	$6568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10145	$3204
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.58	$11.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.36	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.2	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.82	$2.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.75	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.9	$64.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.6	$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$8.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$65.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$649	$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13889	$15512

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2420
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1473
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1457
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2183
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1214
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$2014
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1923
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$796
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1080
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1109
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1309
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1192
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1135
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$545
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$931
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1037
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$541
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$823
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$928
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$575
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$465
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$489
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$547
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$523
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$575
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$563
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$761
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$627
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$487
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1632
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$492

Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$833
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$788
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$656
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$874
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$846
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$784
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$562
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$763
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$575
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$845
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$593
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$581
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$782
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1056
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$612
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$587
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$629
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$760
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$592