Abu Dhabi vs Denver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Denver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$2717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$6307
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$1692
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$2963
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$666
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$5130
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	53	91
😀 Quality of life	83	90
🏙️ Population	1.48M	716K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 33% less expensive than in Denver. Cities ranked 2320th and 463rd ($1828 vs $2717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 418th in the United Arab Emirates and the United States, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.9 months in Denver. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Denver ranked 35th in the United States, while ranked 438th and 158th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Abu Dhabi	Denver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$18.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$76.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$7.31
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$1812
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$1451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$3223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$2613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$63.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$4595
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$3621
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$3.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$4.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$5.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$9.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$67.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$145
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$1528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$16279

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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 Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2548
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2381
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2495
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2577
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2618
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2432
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2315
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2674
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2784
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2525
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2958
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2568
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2661
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2509
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$2624
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2661
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2451
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$2001
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2193
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2421
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2373
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1768
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$2425
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1892
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1854
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1642
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2396
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1824
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1711
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1854
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2211
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$2623
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1706
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1768