Abu Dhabi vs Brookhaven - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abu Dhabi	Brookhaven
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1802	$2839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4691	$5458
🏠 One person rent	$1140	$1831
🏘️ Family rent	$2569	$1870
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$681
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.3	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3906	$4411
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	52	65
😀 Quality of life	83	70
🏙️ Population	1.48M	486K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 37% less expensive than in Brookhaven. Cities ranked 2486th and 278th ($1802 vs $2839) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 234th 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 2.2 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.6 months in Brookhaven. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Brookhaven ranked 880th in the United States, while ranked 405th and 2604th 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	$10.9	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.9	$6.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.81	$5.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1179	$2316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$880	$1539
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2759	$5083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2207	$848
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.18%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4957	$6133
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4315	$2678
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$3.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.28	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$4.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$4.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$4.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$24.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$5.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$5.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$5.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.21	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.61	$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$8.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.83	$5.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.95	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$54.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.5	$145
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$667	$2489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12787	$22510

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

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

Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2676
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2459
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2342
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2639
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2117
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$3659
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2219
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$2982
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2637
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2566
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2615
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2517
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2482
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2191
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2529
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2600
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3425
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3604
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$2841
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2342
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2572
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2385
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2629
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2623
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2865
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2578
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2337
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2577
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2314
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2421
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2702
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2751
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2577
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$2954
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3159
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3498
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2722
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2341
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2715