Abu Dhabi vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$1869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$4554
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$1085
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$1927
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$3070
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
52
96
😀 Quality of life
82
89
🏙️ Population
1.48M
189K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 4% more expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 1938th and 2147th ($1936 vs $1869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Belgium, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Belgium comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.6 months in Brussels. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 369th and 148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Brussels

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Abu Dhabi Brussels
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$5.38
 Cappuccino
$5.69
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$968
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$1848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$1555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$4416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$3736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$24
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$8.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$978
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$23098

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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

Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1743
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1640
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1567
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1645
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1544
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1630
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1619
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1553
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1575
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1581
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1678
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1618
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1469
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1563
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1568
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1533
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1484
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1539
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1426
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1536
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1536
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1511
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1596
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1631
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1570
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1650