Abu Dhabi vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$1979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$4857
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$1158
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$2113
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$587
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$4187
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
52
77
😀 Quality of life
82
89
🏙️ Population
1.48M
639K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 2% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 1938th and 1843rd ($1936 vs $1979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1594th 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 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 2.1 months in Detroit. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Detroit ranked 38th in the United States, while ranked 369th and 172nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Detroit
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$5.69
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$4.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$1199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$2954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$1523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$68.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$975
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$23.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$4.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$5.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$9.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$3.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$107
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$16868

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$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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$1790
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$1935
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1882
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1848
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1847
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1906
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1749
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1881
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1828
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1932
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1841
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1905
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1912
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1893
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$1718
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1954
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1900
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1877
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1935
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1813
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1904
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1939
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1934
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1753
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1903
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$1899
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$1748
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1898
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2298
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1921
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1928
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1632
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2104
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1856
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1704
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1529
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1890
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1614