Abu Dhabi vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1802
$2006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4691
$4783
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$1165
🏘️ Family rent
$2569
$1995
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$595
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3906
$4156
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
52
77
😀 Quality of life
83
88
🏙️ Population
1.48M
639K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 10% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 2486th and 1856th ($1802 vs $2006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1553rd 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 2.2 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 2.1 months in Detroit. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Detroit ranked 53rd in the United States, while ranked 405th and 216th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Detroit
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.3
$68.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.9
$5.52
☕ Cappuccino
$5.81
$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1179
$1250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$880
$894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2759
$2485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2207
$1533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$60.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4957
$1059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4315
$982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$4.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$2.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.21
$9.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.61
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.83
$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.95
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.9
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.5
$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.3
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$667
$1296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12787
$16775

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$2309
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$1050
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$2084
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$1768
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$1232
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$1603
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$1810
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1719
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$786
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$994
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1218
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1226
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1110
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$561
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$870
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$989
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$556
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$878
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$928
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$520
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$547
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$558
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$548
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$541
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$546
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$537
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$687
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$531
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$515
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$467
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$639
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$489
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1586
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$507

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$2032
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$1968
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$2109
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$1923
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$1978
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$1813
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$1908
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$1969
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$1728
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$1926
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$1877
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$1848
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$1975
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$1880
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$1849
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$1880
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$1955
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$2109
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$1909
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$2291
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$1939
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$2397
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$1700
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$1876
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$1713
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