Abu Dhabi vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1802
$433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4691
$1143
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$2569
$379
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3906
$868
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
52
78
😀 Quality of life
83
66
🏙️ Population
1.48M
6.6M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 317% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 2486th and 8907th ($1802 vs $433) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 20th 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 2.2 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 2 months in Chennai. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 405th and 4094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.3
$10.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.9
$2.1
 Cappuccino
$5.81
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1179
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$880
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2759
$526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2207
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$24.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
9.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4957
$1926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4315
$804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$3.59
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$7.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.21
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.61
$0.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.83
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.95
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.9
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.5
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.3
$26
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$47.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$667
$82.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12787
$1425

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$1630
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$2309
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1503
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1050
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2084
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1232
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1810
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1719
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$786
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$994
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1218
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1226
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1110
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$561
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$870
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$989
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$556
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$878
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$928
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$520
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$547
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$558
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$548
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$541
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$546
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$537
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$687
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$531
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$515
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$467
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$639
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$489
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1586
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$507

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$329
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$243
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$308
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$352
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$572
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$310
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$337
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$380
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$351
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$330
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$289
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$578
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$321
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$331
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$307
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$338
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$378
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$307
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$324
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$291
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$306
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$353
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$351
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$334
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$325
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$320
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$355
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$340
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$382
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$289
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$321
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$274
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$373
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$312
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$279
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$325
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$287