Abu Dhabi vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abu Dhabi	Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1802	$1810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4691	$4093
🏠 One person rent	$1140	$1170
🏘️ Family rent	$2569	$2067
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$407
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.3	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3906	$3747
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	52	45
😀 Quality of life	83	80
🏙️ Population	1.48M	1.19M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 0.4% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 2486th and 2461st ($1802 vs $1810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 2.2 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 2.1 months in Doha. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 405th and 501st 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	$10.9	$9.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$7.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.9	$12.5
☕ Cappuccino	$5.81	$5.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1179	$1374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$880	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2759	$2598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2207	$1675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$88.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.18%	5.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4957	$4584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4315	$3277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.28	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$3.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.21	$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.61	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.83	$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.95	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$112
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.5	$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$667	$798
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12787	$11230

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2309
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1503
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1050
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2084
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1232
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$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

Cities near Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$1719
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1218
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1226
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1267
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$870
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$989
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$878
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$928
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2309
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1503
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$2084
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$561
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$548
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$541
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1050
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$556
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$537
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1232
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$558
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1586
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$546
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$489
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$713
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$507
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$520
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$557
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$786
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$705
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$879