Abu Dhabi vs Edmonton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Edmonton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2070	$1878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4485	$4262
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$1038
🏘️ Family rent	$2400	$1712
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$570
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.3	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2675	$3113
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	51	64
😀 Quality of life	85	90
🏙️ Population	1.57M	1.01M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 10% more expensive than in Edmonton. Cities ranked 1859th and 2524th ($2070 vs $1878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 79th in the United Arab Emirates and Canada, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.7 months in Edmonton. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Edmonton ranked 19th in Canada, while ranked 447th and 193rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Edmonton

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	Abu Dhabi	Edmonton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.29	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.6	$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$5.72
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1520	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2679	$1752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2026	$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.7	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$97.1	$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.26%	4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4936	$2368
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10145	$2313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$2.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$74.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.58	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.36	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$3.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.2	$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.82	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.75	$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.9	$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.6	$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$48.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$649	$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13889	$10028

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2420
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1473
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1457
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2183
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1214
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$2014
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1923
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$796
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1080
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1109
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1309
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1192
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1135
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$545
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$931
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1037
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$541
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$823
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$928
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$575
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$465
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$489
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$547
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$523
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$575
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$563
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$761
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$627
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$487
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1632
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$492

Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1775
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1841
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2118
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1801
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1815
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1993
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1672
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1773
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1956
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2315
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1762
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2187
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2156
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2470
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2544
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1697
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1899
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2054
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2237
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2457
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2540
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2526
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2361
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009