Abu Dhabi vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$1151
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$161
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$864
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
52
78
😀 Quality of life
82
68
🏙️ Population
1.48M
10.3M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 346% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 1938th and 8842nd ($1936 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 19th in the United Arab Emirates and India, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 2 months in Chennai. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 369th and 3676th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$9.54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$2.14
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$45.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$9.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
9.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$3.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$6.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$4.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$2.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$15.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$42.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$85.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$1681

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$1673
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$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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$337
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$269
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$415
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$339
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$343
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$326
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$367
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$356
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$350
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$326
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$328
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$357
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$585
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$316
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$359
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$337
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$383
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$319
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$399
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$312
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$317
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$287
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$327
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$345
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$341
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$321
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$334
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$309
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$358
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$350
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$309
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$384
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$310
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$375
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$353
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$358
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$369
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$325