Abu Dhabi vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2133
$479
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4670
$1142
🏠 One person rent
$1489
$192
🏘️ Family rent
$2612
$333
🍽️ Food expenses
$432
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.8
$57.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2773
$282
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
51
94
😀 Quality of life
85
62
🏙️ Population
1.57M
26.5M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 345% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 1650th and 8767th ($2133 vs $479) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 8th in the United Arab Emirates and India, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.6 months in Delhi. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Delhi ranked 7th in India, while ranked 424th and 5583rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Delhi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.11
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.9
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.6
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.9
$2.6
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1728
$224
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1197
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3067
$401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2202
$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97
$30.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88
$7.45
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
8.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4681
$2347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8556
$969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.63
$3.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.55
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$1.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$2.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.56
$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.22
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.8
$18.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$5.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.9
$12.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$2.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$23.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$54.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$628
$79.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14421
$1844

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$1791
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$2470
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1543
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$1455
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2356
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$1170
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$404
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$368
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$509
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$344
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$256
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$335
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$239
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$326
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$286
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$284
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$245
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$276
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$270
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$273
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$256
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$352
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$369
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$395
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$271
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$334
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$379
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$311
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$384
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$252
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$391
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$339
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$330
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$348
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$346
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$260
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$299
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$279
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$308
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$397
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$309
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$326
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$450
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$371
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$340
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$316