Abu Dhabi vs Dublin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Abu Dhabi	Dublin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1936	$2713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4876	$6029
🏠 One person rent	$1291	$1808
🏘️ Family rent	$2811	$3147
🍽️ Food expenses	$427	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.9	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3588	$3558
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	52	95
😀 Quality of life	82	94
🏙️ Population	1.48M	553K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 29% less expensive than in Dublin. Cities ranked 1938th and 357th ($1936 vs $2713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.3 months in Dublin. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Dublin ranked 1st in Ireland, while ranked 369th and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Abu Dhabi	Dublin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.91	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$86.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.3	$7.4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1396	$1838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$977	$1529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3226	$3276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2329	$2713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$109	$49.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.77%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5079	$7683
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4566	$5685
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$2.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.7	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.81	$17.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.3	$9.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.96	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.51	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.4	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.6	$70.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.1	$96
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$717	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11210	$10404

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

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

Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2436
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2283
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2391
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1869
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$1744
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1775
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1643
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2183
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1741
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$1719
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1666
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1305
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1642
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1955
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2244
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1706
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1662
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1494
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1642
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1629
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1652
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1652
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1713
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1656
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1650
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1519
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2311
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1578
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1669
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1706
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1746
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$1867
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1715
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1358
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1733
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1568
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1467
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1532
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1588