Abu Dhabi vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2070	$2118
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4485	$4745
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$1202
🏘️ Family rent	$2400	$1911
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.3	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2675	$3199
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	51	53
😀 Quality of life	85	90
🏙️ Population	1.57M	1.31M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 2% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 1859th and 1716th ($2070 vs $2118) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 29th in the United Arab Emirates and Canada, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Canada 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 Calgary. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Calgary ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 447th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Calgary

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	Abu Dhabi	Calgary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.29	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.6	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$6.29
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1520	$1224
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$957
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2679	$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2026	$1544
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.7	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$97.1	$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.26%	4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4936	$3738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10145	$3570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$2.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.58	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.36	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$4.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$2.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.2	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.82	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.75	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.9	$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.6	$93.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$649	$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13889	$15430

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

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

Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934