Abu Dhabi vs Casablanca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Casablanca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$850
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$1989
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$400
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$666
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$474
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	53	33
😀 Quality of life	83	61
🏙️ Population	1.48M	3.22M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 115% more expensive than in Casablanca. Cities ranked 2320th and 6258th ($1828 vs $850) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Morocco, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.6 months in Casablanca. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Casablanca ranked 2nd in Morocco, while ranked 438th and 5009th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Casablanca

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	Abu Dhabi	Casablanca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$4.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$31.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$2004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$1017
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$6.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$59.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$4842

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Casablanca

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Mohammedia	$652
75 km or 47 mi	Temara	$619
87 km or 54 mi	Rabat	$705
90 km or 56 mi	Sale	$536
91 km or 57 mi	El Jadida	$502
104 km or 65 mi	Khouribga	$435
120 km or 75 mi	Kenitra	$558
183 km or 114 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
194 km or 121 mi	Meknes	$486
210 km or 130 mi	Safi	$489
222 km or 138 mi	Marrakesh	$687
247 km or 153 mi	Fez	$533
294 km or 183 mi	Tangier	$679
301 km or 187 mi	Tetouan	$517
307 km or 191 mi	Essaouira	$640
326 km or 202 mi	Tarifa	$1196
331 km or 206 mi	Ceuta	$1141
341 km or 212 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
344 km or 214 mi	Algeciras	$889
347 km or 215 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
348 km or 216 mi	Cadiz	$1359
350 km or 218 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
352 km or 219 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
355 km or 221 mi	Rota	$1358
371 km or 230 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
381 km or 237 mi	Faro	$1263
382 km or 237 mi	Olhao	$1291
387 km or 240 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
388 km or 241 mi	Estepona	$1395
392 km or 244 mi	Albufeira	$1950
393 km or 244 mi	Tavira	$1373
393 km or 244 mi	Taghazout	$535
396 km or 246 mi	Loule	$1415
399 km or 248 mi	Agadir	$540
400 km or 249 mi	Lagoa	$1330
401 km or 249 mi	Lagos	$1598
402 km or 250 mi	Portimao	$1248
404 km or 251 mi	Ait Melloul	$562
405 km or 252 mi	Silves	$1368
408 km or 254 mi	Marbella	$2040