Abu Dhabi vs Dublin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Dublin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1942	$2858
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$6400
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$1880
🏘️ Family rent	$2152	$3325
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$649
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.2	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3050	$4105
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	53	96
😀 Quality of life	85	96
🏙️ Population	1.57M	593K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 32% less expensive than in Dublin. Cities ranked 2187th and 315th ($1942 vs $2858) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in the United Arab Emirates and Ireland, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Ireland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.4 months in Dublin. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Dublin ranked 1st in Ireland, while ranked 443rd and 21st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Abu Dhabi	Dublin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.53	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.7	$8.38
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1358	$2001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$1600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2476	$3623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1762	$2903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.6	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$51.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.01%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5485	$7908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12028	$6270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$98.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.63	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$4.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$3.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.29	$20.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.73	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.92	$3.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$57.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.5	$76.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$598	$1314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12663	$9426

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2514
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1419
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1449
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2521
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1228
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1849
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1770
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$792
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1078
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1201
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1230
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1081
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$530
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$908
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1008
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$529
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$873
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$930
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$568
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$553
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$453
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$477
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$530
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$503
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$573
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$557
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$761
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$624
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$463
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1627
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$483

Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2402
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2443
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2902
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1955
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2010
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1912
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1879
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2359
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1884
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2205
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1484
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1703
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2159
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2768
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1712
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1551
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1655
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1815
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1804
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1834
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1937
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1832
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1813
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1682
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2472
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1729
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1767
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2023
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1802
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1680
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1873
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1883
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1840
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1652
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1839
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1723