Abu Dhabi vs Diyarbakir - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Diyarbakir
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4670	$1453
🏠 One person rent	$1489	$299
🏘️ Family rent	$2612	$518
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.8	$54.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2773	$902
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	51	28
😀 Quality of life	85	49
🏙️ Population	1.57M	1.73M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 251% more expensive than in Diyarbakir. Cities ranked 1650th and 7917th ($2133 vs $608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 84th in the United Arab Emirates and Turkey, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.5 months in Diyarbakir. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Diyarbakir ranked 56th in Turkey, while ranked 424th and 6785th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Abu Dhabi	Diyarbakir
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.11	$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$7.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.9	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1728	$305
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1197	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3067	$541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$69.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88	$9.85
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	28.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4681	$1141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8556	$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.63	$5.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$3.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$2.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.55	$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$2.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$1.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.56	$1.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.22	$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$4.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.9	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$4.38
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.1	$32.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$628	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14421	$4707

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2470
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1543
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1455
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2356
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1173
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$2100
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$2015
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$797
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1082
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1062
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1340
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1218
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1193
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$494
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$965
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1059
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$497
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$778
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$917
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$521
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$526
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$505
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$454
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$457
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$485
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$471
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$530
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$514
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$700
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$559
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$459
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1628
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$469

Cities near Diyarbakir

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Cinar	$619
61 km or 38 mi	Derik	$596
79 km or 49 mi	Batman	$640
79 km or 49 mi	Mardin	$527
86 km or 54 mi	Viransehir	$609
111 km or 69 mi	Bingol	$515
120 km or 74 mi	Ceylanpinar	$597
122 km or 76 mi	Elazig	$565
126 km or 78 mi	Nusaybin	$579
129 km or 80 mi	Qamishli	$490
143 km or 89 mi	Mus	$573
150 km or 93 mi	Siirt	$601
152 km or 95 mi	Urfa	$582
162 km or 101 mi	Al-Hasakah	$497
170 km or 106 mi	Akcakale	$587
173 km or 107 mi	Adiyaman	$634
173 km or 108 mi	Bitlis	$586
174 km or 108 mi	Malatya	$547
184 km or 115 mi	Cizre	$590
201 km or 125 mi	Sirnak	$588
214 km or 133 mi	Erzincan	$597
229 km or 142 mi	Sinjar	$384
232 km or 144 mi	Zakho	$662
237 km or 147 mi	Nizip	$576
240 km or 149 mi	Erzurum	$448
244 km or 151 mi	Raqqa	$518
261 km or 162 mi	Bayburt	$611
269 km or 167 mi	Gaziantep	$549
270 km or 168 mi	Duhok	$625
286 km or 177 mi	Van	$580
287 km or 178 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$521
291 km or 181 mi	Gumushane	$649
292 km or 181 mi	Kahramanmaras	$646
306 km or 190 mi	Kilis	$572
308 km or 191 mi	Mosul	$565
310 km or 193 mi	Hakkari	$580
316 km or 197 mi	Agri	$569
333 km or 207 mi	Islahiye	$537
333 km or 207 mi	Aleppo	$551
346 km or 215 mi	Sivas	$716