Abu Dhabi vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$2064
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$4936
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$2122
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$3270
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	77
😀 Quality of life	83	86
🏙️ Population	1.48M	639K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 11% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 2320th and 1678th ($1828 vs $2064) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1488th 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 1.6 months in Detroit. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Detroit ranked 83rd in the United States, while ranked 438th and 315th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Abu Dhabi	Detroit
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$5.59
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$1182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$960
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$2340
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$1705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$59.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$1377
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$1283
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$2.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$4.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$5.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$9.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$39.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$1288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$16893

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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 Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527