Abu Dhabi vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$1779
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$4033
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$1140
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$2017
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$408
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$3416
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	53	45
😀 Quality of life	83	80
🏙️ Population	1.48M	1.19M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 3% more expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 2320th and 2449th ($1828 vs $1779) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Qatar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.9 months in Doha. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 438th and 562nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Doha

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	Abu Dhabi	Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$9.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$52.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$5.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$1393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$888
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$2490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$1664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$85.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$4779
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$3550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$4.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$6.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$97.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$770
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$11200

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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 Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$1709
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1223
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1243
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1280
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$1068
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$1056
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$897
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$901
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2379
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1494
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$2240
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$547
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$551
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$546
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1844
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$548
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$557
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1239
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$589
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1637
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$563
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$529
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$736
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$536
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$514
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$547
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$780
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$904