Abu Dhabi vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abu Dhabi	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1802	$2483
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4691	$5751
🏠 One person rent	$1140	$1424
🏘️ Family rent	$2569	$2573
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$670
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.3	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3906	$4295
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	52	93
😀 Quality of life	83	97
🏙️ Population	1.48M	644K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 27% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 2486th and 795th ($1802 vs $2483) 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 2.2 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.7 months in Copenhagen. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 405th and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Abu Dhabi	Copenhagen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$107
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$14.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.9	$8.66
☕ Cappuccino	$5.81	$6.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1179	$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$880	$1168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2759	$3033
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2207	$2129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.18%	4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4957	$8402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4315	$5773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$3.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.28	$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$3.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$4.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.21	$9.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.61	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.83	$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.95	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$19.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.5	$69.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$121
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$667	$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12787	$13230

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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 Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2378
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2203
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2006
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1294
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1570
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1867
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2088
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1459
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1439
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1713
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1347
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1864
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1341
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$2046
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1688
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1442
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1966
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1548
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1299
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1499
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1608
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1532
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1578
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1434
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1636
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1502
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1476
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1654
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1324
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1536
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1364
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1476
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1565
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1546