Abu Dhabi vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$456
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$1241
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$106
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$258
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$309
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
52
72
😀 Quality of life
82
57
🏙️ Population
1.48M
16.8M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 324% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 1938th and 8745th ($1936 vs $456) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Bangladesh, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.7 months in Dhaka. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 369th and 5727th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$9.76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$5.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$4.46
 Cappuccino
$5.69
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$62.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$343
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$19.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
9.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$577
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$4.98
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$6.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$2.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$17.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$1449

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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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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi Narayanganj
$446
38 km or 24 mi Narsingdi
$303
77 km or 48 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
90 km or 56 mi Agartala
$387
113 km or 70 mi Barisal
$324
115 km or 71 mi Mymensingh
$290
132 km or 82 mi Khulna
$342
135 km or 84 mi Jessore
$310
164 km or 102 mi Bogra
$315
196 km or 122 mi Rajshahi
$293
196 km or 122 mi Krishnanagar
$287
199 km or 124 mi Sylhet
$312
207 km or 129 mi Shantipur
$304
213 km or 132 mi Chittagong
$362
221 km or 137 mi Naihati
$338
222 km or 138 mi Berhampore
$311
223 km or 139 mi Bhatpara
$347
224 km or 139 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$336
226 km or 141 mi Chandannagar
$339
228 km or 142 mi Rajarhat
$356
229 km or 142 mi Madhyamgram
$346
234 km or 145 mi Barrackpore
$341
234 km or 146 mi North Dumdum
$348
235 km or 146 mi Balurghat
$319
236 km or 147 mi Serampore
$343
236 km or 147 mi Aizawl
$520
236 km or 147 mi Panihati
$351
238 km or 148 mi Kamarhati
$349
238 km or 148 mi South Dumdum
$355
238 km or 148 mi Bidhannagar
$364
239 km or 149 mi Baranagar
$346
239 km or 149 mi Uttarpara
$342
241 km or 150 mi Bally
$346
247 km or 154 mi Howrah
$354
248 km or 154 mi Kolkata
$399
248 km or 154 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$361
254 km or 158 mi Rangpur
$325
255 km or 159 mi Shillong
$360
259 km or 161 mi Barasat
$357
265 km or 165 mi Bardhaman
$323