Abu Dhabi vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$2387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$5438
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$1384
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$2466
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$3915
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
52
93
😀 Quality of life
82
96
🏙️ Population
1.48M
644K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 19% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 1938th and 872nd ($1936 vs $2387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.6 months in Copenhagen. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 369th and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Copenhagen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$19.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$94.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$8.1
 Cappuccino
$5.69
$6.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$4.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$1538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$1122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$2867
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$2046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$8131
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$5911
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$3.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$88.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$32.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$5.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$68.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$539
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$8976

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$1673
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$2229
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$1612
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$1132
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$1841
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$1577
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$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
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$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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$2008
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2011
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$1887
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1276
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1566
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$1766
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$1999
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$1480
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$1652
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1439
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1375
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$1638
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1330
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1181
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1318
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1972
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1569
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1363
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$1880
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1392
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1282
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1541
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1584
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1403
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1581
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1380
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1438
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1657
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1382
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1398
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$1426
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1506
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$1159
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1599
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1338
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1380
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1519
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1329