Abu Dhabi vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$2555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4670	$5866
🏠 One person rent	$1489	$1447
🏘️ Family rent	$2612	$2513
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$713
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.8	$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2773	$4784
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	51	94
😀 Quality of life	85	97
🏙️ Population	1.57M	667K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 17% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 1650th and 805th ($2133 vs $2555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Denmark, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.9 months in Copenhagen. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 424th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Abu Dhabi	Copenhagen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.11	$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.9	$9.09
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$5.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1728	$1680
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1197	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3067	$2988
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$2119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4681	$11390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8556	$7705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$3.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.63	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$2.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$3.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$5.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.55	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.56	$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.22	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$20.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.9	$68.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$38
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.1	$111
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$628	$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14421	$12710

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2470
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1543
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1455
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2356
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1173
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$2100
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$2015
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$797
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1082
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1062
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1340
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1218
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1193
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$494
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$965
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1059
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$497
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$778
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$917
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$521
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$526
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$505
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$454
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$457
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$485
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$471
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$530
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$514
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$700
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$559
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$459
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1628
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$469

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2533
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2195
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1423
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1793
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2151
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2220
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1567
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1568
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2053
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1583
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1478
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2073
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1399
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1358
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1893
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1792
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1429
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2135
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1584
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1441
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1731
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1650
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1477
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1621
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1483
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1840
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1570
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1654
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1852
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1411
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1637
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1415
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1475
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1723
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1557