Abu Dhabi vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1828
$2528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4703
$5839
🏠 One person rent
$1173
$1559
🏘️ Family rent
$2618
$2624
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$636
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3781
$4485
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
53
68
😀 Quality of life
83
88
🏙️ Population
1.48M
875K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 28% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 2320th and 761st ($1828 vs $2528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 705th 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 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.8 months in Charlotte. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Charlotte ranked 62nd in the United States, while ranked 438th and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Charlotte

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Abu Dhabi Charlotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68
$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.61
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.8
$5.95
 Cappuccino
$5.72
$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1236
$1601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$918
$1337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2996
$3268
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2225
$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.9
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$63.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.24%
6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5750
$4188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4816
$2832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$2.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.53
$18.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.12
$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$5.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$7.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.27
$8.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$6.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.81
$4.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.88
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.3
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.9
$124
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.9
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$1337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12452
$25956

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Abu DhabiCharlotte

Cost of living

$349

$907

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2271
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2269
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2188
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2225
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2166
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2147
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1891
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2136
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2177
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2182
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2072
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2170
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2117
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2090
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1474
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1851
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1951
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2058
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2136
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1925
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2091
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2098
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1934
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2169
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2292
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2011
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1809
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2404
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1929
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2530
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1907
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1902
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2184
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2144
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2697
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2106
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2100
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2309
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2100
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1888