Abu Dhabi vs Barcelona - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Barcelona
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$1773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$4086
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$1039
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$1779
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$2149
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
52
98
😀 Quality of life
82
88
🏙️ Population
1.48M
1.64M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 9% more expensive than in Barcelona. Cities ranked 1938th and 2423rd ($1936 vs $1773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.2 months in Barcelona. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Barcelona ranked 2nd in Spain, while ranked 369th and 193rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Barcelona
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$4.16
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$2.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$1095
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$847
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$1488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$6090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$3928
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$35.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$6.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$5.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$9.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$12100

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$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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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437