Abu Dhabi vs Brookhaven - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Brookhaven
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$2924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4670	$5450
🏠 One person rent	$1489	$1858
🏘️ Family rent	$2612	$1725
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$745
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.8	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2773	$4443
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	51	65
😀 Quality of life	85	72
🏙️ Population	1.57M	486K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 27% less expensive than in Brookhaven. Cities ranked 1650th and 281st ($2133 vs $2924) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 230th in the United Arab Emirates and the United States, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.5 months in Brookhaven. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Brookhaven ranked 999th in the United States, while ranked 424th and 2997th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Brookhaven

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	Abu Dhabi	Brookhaven
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.11	$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.9	$8.07
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1728	$2326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1197	$1534
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3067	$4090
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$857
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$96.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88	$69.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4681	$5605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8556	$3243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$3.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.63	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$3.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$5.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$5.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$17.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.55	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$18.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$10.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.56	$5.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.22	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.9	$147
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.1	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$628	$2261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14421	$23474

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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 Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2763
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2619
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2397
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2725
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2160
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$3756
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2271
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$3087
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2744
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2661
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2724
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2609
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2556
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2343
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2555
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2715
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3446
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3582
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$3033
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2295
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2664
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2391
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2645
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2727
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2982
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2694
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2253
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2653
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2118
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2471
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2710
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2815
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2580
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$3045
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3327
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3562
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2823
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2378
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2820