Abu Dhabi vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2070
$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4485
$4988
🏠 One person rent
$1417
$1165
🏘️ Family rent
$2400
$2046
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$658
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.3
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2675
$3697
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
51
96
😀 Quality of life
85
92
🏙️ Population
1.57M
196K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 0.2% more expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 1859th and 1872nd ($2070 vs $2065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.8 months in Brussels. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 447th and 99th 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
$9.29
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$14.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.8
$6.48
☕ Cappuccino
$5.55
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1520
$1092
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1151
$909
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2679
$1988
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2026
$1675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.7
$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.1
$58.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.26%
3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4936
$5177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10145
$3603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$2.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$64.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.58
$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$3.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.82
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.75
$2.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.9
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.6
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$104
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$649
$1225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13889
$19894

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1894
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1886
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1854
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1910
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1838
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1877
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1851
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1834
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1785
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1864
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1809
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1890
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1920
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1706
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1702
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1796
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1692
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1815
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1734
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1830
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1763
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1766
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1734
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1887
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1849
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1742
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1857