Abu Dhabi vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$2043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$5104
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$1223
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$2302
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$3083
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
52
88
😀 Quality of life
82
93
🏙️ Population
1.48M
488K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 5% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 1938th and 1692nd ($1936 vs $2043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 46th in the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Edinburgh ranked 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 369th and 64th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$6.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$2456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$1867
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$6453
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$4477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$6.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$106
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$1620
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$14724

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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 Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666