Abu Dhabi vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$2323
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4670	$5585
🏠 One person rent	$1489	$1439
🏘️ Family rent	$2612	$2525
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$586
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.8	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2773	$4313
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	51	66
😀 Quality of life	85	97
🏙️ Population	1.57M	2.71M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 8% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 1650th and 1241st ($2133 vs $2323) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 11th in the United Arab Emirates and Australia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.9 months in Brisbane. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Brisbane ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 424th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Abu Dhabi	Brisbane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.11	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$71.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.9	$8.69
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1728	$1733
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1197	$1173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3067	$3028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$2142
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$98.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88	$54.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	5.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4681	$8341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8556	$5970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.63	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$5.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$9.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$4.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.55	$24.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.56	$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.22	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.9	$61.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.1	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$628	$2164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14421	$13265

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2470
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1543
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1455
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2356
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1173
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$2100
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$2015
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$797
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1082
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1062
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1340
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1218
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1193
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$494
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$965
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1059
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$497
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$778
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$917
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$521
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$526
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$505
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$454
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$457
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$485
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$471
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$530
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$514
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$700
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$559
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$459
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1628
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$469

Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913