Abu Dhabi vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$2095
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4670	$4718
🏠 One person rent	$1489	$1181
🏘️ Family rent	$2612	$1885
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.8	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2773	$3093
😷 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% more expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 1650th and 1759th ($2133 vs $2095) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 27th 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 9th in Canada, while ranked 424th and 187th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Abu Dhabi	Calgary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.11	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.9	$5.66
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1728	$1234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1197	$935
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3067	$1946
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$1549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88	$56.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4681	$3751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8556	$3441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.63	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.55	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.56	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.22	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.9	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.1	$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$628	$820
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14421	$15881

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

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 Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872