Abu Dhabi vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$1150
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$2795
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$530
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$978
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$997
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	53	32
😀 Quality of life	83	56
🏙️ Population	1.48M	623K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 59% more expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 2320th and 4640th ($1828 vs $1150) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 11th in the United Arab Emirates and Greece, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.9 months in Crete. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Crete ranked 28th in Greece, while ranked 438th and 5717th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Crete

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	Abu Dhabi	Crete
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$48.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$9.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$743
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$3570
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$2751
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$9.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$7.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$4.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$5.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$48.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$8.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$77.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$4629

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2379
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1494
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1844
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2240
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1239
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1779
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1709
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$780
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$967
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1223
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1243
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1090
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$547
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1068
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1056
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$548
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$897
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$901
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$514
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$589
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$551
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$546
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$563
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$557
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$585
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$515
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$464
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$605
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$529
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1637
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Crete

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Heraklion	$1093
39 km or 24 mi	Rethymno	$1052
83 km or 51 mi	Chania	$1131
132 km or 82 mi	Santorini	$1659
241 km or 150 mi	Mykonos	$1838
298 km or 185 mi	Bodrum	$1038
300 km or 187 mi	Voula	$1296
303 km or 189 mi	Glyfada	$1437
306 km or 190 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
310 km or 193 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258
311 km or 193 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
312 km or 194 mi	Kallithea	$1159
313 km or 195 mi	Piraeus	$1045
314 km or 195 mi	Kalamata	$1033
315 km or 196 mi	Athens	$1272
316 km or 196 mi	Nikaia	$1054
317 km or 197 mi	Salamina	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
320 km or 199 mi	Peristeri	$1082
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
323 km or 201 mi	Kifissia	$1265
324 km or 202 mi	Rhodes	$1070
327 km or 203 mi	Eleusis	$1022
328 km or 204 mi	Aspropyrgos	$957
332 km or 207 mi	Tripoli	$990
340 km or 211 mi	Corinth	$955
349 km or 217 mi	Marmaris	$1049
351 km or 218 mi	Derna	$380
353 km or 220 mi	Kusadasi	$764
358 km or 223 mi	Chios	$1099
369 km or 229 mi	Chalcis	$980
369 km or 229 mi	Tobruk	$381
377 km or 234 mi	Mugla	$773
386 km or 240 mi	Aydin	$655
399 km or 248 mi	Izmir	$909
399 km or 248 mi	Tire	$681
407 km or 253 mi	Fethiye	$843
421 km or 262 mi	Nazilli	$643
431 km or 268 mi	Patras	$1011
432 km or 269 mi	Manisa	$638