Abu Dhabi vs Faisalabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Faisalabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1828
$306
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4703
$769
🏠 One person rent
$1173
$99.5
🏘️ Family rent
$2618
$178
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$121
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$41.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3781
$189
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
53
43
😀 Quality of life
83
39
🏙️ Population
1.48M
3.2M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 498% more expensive than in Faisalabad. Cities ranked 2320th and 9193rd ($1828 vs $306) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 30th in the United Arab Emirates and Pakistan, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.6 months in Faisalabad. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Faisalabad ranked 6th in Pakistan, while ranked 438th and 7026th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Faisalabad

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Abu Dhabi Faisalabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$1.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68
$7.14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.61
$3.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.8
$1.81
 Cappuccino
$5.72
$1.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1236
$67.2
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$918
$45.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2996
$144
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2225
$100
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.9
$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$56.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.24%
19.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5750
$774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4816
$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$3.57
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.53
$3.88
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.12
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$6.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$2.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$3.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$0.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$2.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.27
$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.81
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.88
$0.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.3
$13.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$3.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.9
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$1.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.9
$15.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$71.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$27.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12452
$1151

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$1196
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$1239
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$1540
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$1779
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1709
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$780
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$967
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1223
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1280
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1243
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$1090
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$547
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$1068
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1056
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$548
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$897
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$901
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$514
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$518
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$589
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$551
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$546
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$563
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$557
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$585
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$515
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$507
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$464
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$605
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$529
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1637
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$536

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Distance City Cost of living
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$389
35 km or 22 mi Sahiwal
$305
48 km or 30 mi Gojra
$342
74 km or 46 mi Jhang
$292
77 km or 48 mi Okara
$300
83 km or 52 mi Sargodha
$458
92 km or 57 mi Hafizabad
$380
93 km or 58 mi Sheikhupura
$374
121 km or 75 mi Lahore
$411
125 km or 78 mi Kamoke
$321
132 km or 82 mi Gujranwala
$308
136 km or 84 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
146 km or 91 mi Burewala
$356
159 km or 99 mi Gujrat
$373
166 km or 103 mi Khanewal
$361
169 km or 105 mi Amritsar
$383
182 km or 113 mi Sialkot
$281
201 km or 125 mi Mirpur
$354
209 km or 130 mi Multan
$392
222 km or 138 mi Jammu
$287
238 km or 148 mi Jalandhar
$358
243 km or 151 mi Rawalpindi
$401
254 km or 158 mi Islamabad
$442
261 km or 162 mi Pathankot
$355
262 km or 163 mi Bahawalpur
$342
268 km or 167 mi Wah
$382
270 km or 167 mi Ludhiana
$441
279 km or 173 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
286 km or 178 mi Kohat
$379
323 km or 201 mi Peshawar
$346
325 km or 202 mi Mardan
$366
331 km or 206 mi Baramulla
$273
338 km or 210 mi Srinagar
$354
352 km or 219 mi Patiala
$365
359 km or 223 mi Hisar
$251
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$369
365 km or 227 mi Khost
$366
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$297
379 km or 235 mi Mingora
$364
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$272