Abu Dhabi vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$2077
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$4598
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$1226
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$1942
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$561
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$3168
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	53
😀 Quality of life	83	90
🏙️ Population	1.48M	1.31M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 12% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 2320th and 1646th ($1828 vs $2077) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 23rd 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 2.1 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 8th in Canada, while ranked 438th and 153rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Abu Dhabi	Calgary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$60.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$5.29
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$1222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$2053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$1592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$3283
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$80.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$56.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$841
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$16603

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2379
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1494
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1844
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2240
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1239
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1779
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1709
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$780
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$967
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1223
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1243
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1090
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$547
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1068
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1056
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$548
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$897
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$901
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$514
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$589
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$551
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$546
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$563
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$557
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$585
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$515
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$464
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$605
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$529
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1637
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871