Abu Dhabi vs Barcelona - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Barcelona
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1802
$1887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4691
$4219
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$1118
🏘️ Family rent
$2569
$1805
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$475
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3906
$2221
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
52
98
😀 Quality of life
83
88
🏙️ Population
1.48M
1.66M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 4% less expensive than in Barcelona. Cities ranked 2486th and 2198th ($1802 vs $1887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in the United Arab Emirates and Spain, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.2 months in Barcelona. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Barcelona ranked 2nd in Spain, while ranked 405th and 238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Barcelona
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.3
$59.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.9
$4.54
☕ Cappuccino
$5.81
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1179
$1205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$880
$915
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2759
$2081
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2207
$1482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4957
$6469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4315
$4528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$8.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.21
$6.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.61
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.83
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.95
$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.9
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.5
$65.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.3
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$667
$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12787
$11932

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581