Abu Dhabi vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$2710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$6320
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$1650
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$2783
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$623
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$4830
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
52
68
😀 Quality of life
82
88
🏙️ Population
1.48M
875K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 29% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 1938th and 361st ($1936 vs $2710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 319th in the United Arab Emirates and the United States, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.8 months in Charlotte. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Charlotte ranked 44th in the United States, while ranked 369th and 191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Charlotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$71.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$5.95
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$1631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$1436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$3604
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$2287
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$4417
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$2771
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$35.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$4.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$6.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$3.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$7.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$6.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$4.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$182
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$1380
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$26419

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2350
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2348
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2223
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2287
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2174
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2191
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1935
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2163
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2194
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2218
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2073
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2153
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2112
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2094
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1573
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1902
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1932
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2056
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2139
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$2175
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2084
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2044
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$2052
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2082
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2190
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$1855
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2181
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1991
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2184
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1949
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1888
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2236
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2084
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2664
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2119
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2082
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2162
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2105
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2119