Abu Dhabi vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abu Dhabi	Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1802	$2252
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4691	$5500
🏠 One person rent	$1140	$1332
🏘️ Family rent	$2569	$2531
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$644
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.3	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3906	$4005
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	52	72
😀 Quality of life	83	88
🏙️ Population	1.48M	906K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 20% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 2486th and 1248th ($1802 vs $2252) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1100th 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 2.2 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.8 months in Columbus. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Columbus ranked 65th in the United States, while ranked 405th and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Abu Dhabi	Columbus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.9	$4.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5.81	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1179	$1379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$880	$1067
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2759	$3082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2207	$2051
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.18%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4957	$3169
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4315	$3154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.28	$13.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$5.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.21	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.61	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.83	$4.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.95	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.5	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$64
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$667	$1235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12787	$15346

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$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

Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2034
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2078
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2042
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2047
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1819
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2074
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1946
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2006
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1916
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1914
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1987
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1915
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1876
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1832
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1698
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1795
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1791
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1865
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1794
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1828
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1860
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1635
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1839
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1735
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1935
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1894
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1824
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1623
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1856
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1436
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1944
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1568
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1852
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1817
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1530
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1670
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1829