Abu Dhabi vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2133
$2030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4670
$4894
🏠 One person rent
$1489
$1166
🏘️ Family rent
$2612
$1999
🍽️ Food expenses
$432
$628
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.8
$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2773
$3313
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
51
96
😀 Quality of life
85
91
🏙️ Population
1.57M
196K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 5% more expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 1650th and 1939th ($2133 vs $2030) 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 1.6 months in Brussels. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 424th and 121st 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
$8.11
$21.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.9
$80
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.6
$13.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.9
$5.64
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$4.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$3.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1728
$1112
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1197
$903
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3067
$2002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2202
$1605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88
$52.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4681
$5037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8556
$4002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$63.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.63
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$3.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$9.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.55
$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.56
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.22
$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.8
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.9
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$628
$1423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14421
$19621

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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 Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1874
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1843
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1833
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1888
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1793
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1848
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1819
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1813
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1769
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1845
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1799
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1895
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1769
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1703
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1743
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1686
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1688
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1799
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1746
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1753
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1742
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1939
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1829
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1727
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1834