Abu Dhabi vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1802
$2246
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4691
$5663
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$1326
🏘️ Family rent
$2569
$2459
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3906
$3703
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
52
88
😀 Quality of life
83
94
🏙️ Population
1.48M
488K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 20% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 2486th and 1263rd ($1802 vs $2246) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 34th 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 2.2 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Edinburgh ranked 5th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 405th and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.3
$83.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.9
$7.44
☕ Cappuccino
$5.81
$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1179
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$880
$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2759
$2692
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2207
$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4957
$7033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4315
$4677
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$87.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$23.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$5.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.21
$19.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.61
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.83
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.95
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.9
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.5
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.3
$119
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$667
$1775
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12787
$23136

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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 Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1744
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1724
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1710
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1625
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1647
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1793
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1545
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1818
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2013
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1793
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1599
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1573
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1390
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1420
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1732
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1847
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1701
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1800
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1712
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1734
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1706
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1828
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1571
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1602
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1640
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1830
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1424
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1459
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1364
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1467
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1528
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1783
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1467
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1763
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1989
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1767