Abu Dhabi vs Belgrade - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Belgrade
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2070	$1378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4485	$3270
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$741
🏘️ Family rent	$2400	$1282
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$413
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.3	$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2675	$1226
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	51	50
😀 Quality of life	85	73
🏙️ Population	1.57M	1.2M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 50% more expensive than in Belgrade. Cities ranked 1859th and 4396th ($2070 vs $1378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Serbia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Serbia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.9 months in Belgrade. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Belgrade ranked 1st in Serbia, while ranked 447th and 2503rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Belgrade

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	Abu Dhabi	Belgrade
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.29	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.6	$50.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$3.53
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1520	$780
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$522
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2679	$1432
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2026	$944
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.7	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$97.1	$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.26%	4.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4936	$5071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10145	$3183
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.58	$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.36	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$7.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.2	$4.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.82	$7.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.75	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.9	$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.6	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$113
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$649	$459
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13889	$10508

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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 Belgrade

Distance	City	Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi	Novi Sad	$1173
77 km or 48 mi	Valjevo	$924
97 km or 60 mi	Kragujevac	$948
99 km or 61 mi	Bijeljina	$741
103 km or 64 mi	Cacak	$888
121 km or 75 mi	Timisoara	$1029
124 km or 77 mi	Resita	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Tuzla	$721
155 km or 97 mi	Subotica	$923
161 km or 100 mi	Szeged	$1004
163 km or 101 mi	Osijek	$1160
164 km or 102 mi	Arad	$734
174 km or 108 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$759
180 km or 112 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$866
184 km or 115 mi	Doboj	$682
185 km or 115 mi	Novi Pazar	$851
192 km or 120 mi	Baja	$1031
194 km or 121 mi	Sarajevo	$956
196 km or 122 mi	Slavonski Brod	$992
202 km or 125 mi	Nis	$857
213 km or 132 mi	Vidin	$683
213 km or 132 mi	Bekescsaba	$899
214 km or 133 mi	Zenica	$631
217 km or 135 mi	Mitrovica	$571
218 km or 136 mi	Mojkovac	$1193
219 km or 136 mi	Hunedoara	$672
219 km or 136 mi	Szekszard	$961
222 km or 138 mi	Targu Jiu	$844
223 km or 139 mi	Pecs	$1124
224 km or 139 mi	Berane	$1156
224 km or 139 mi	Deva	$709
240 km or 149 mi	Kecskemet	$958
246 km or 153 mi	Pristina	$694
251 km or 156 mi	Plav	$1150
259 km or 161 mi	Banja Luka	$965
263 km or 164 mi	Szolnok	$877
267 km or 166 mi	Mostar	$819
268 km or 166 mi	Cegled	$1074
269 km or 167 mi	Dunaujvaros	$868
271 km or 168 mi	Kaposvar	$850