Abu Dhabi vs Gimhae - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Gimhae
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1942	$975
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$332
🏘️ Family rent	$2152	$545
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$466
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.2	$73.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3050	$2392
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	53	72
😀 Quality of life	85	75
🏙️ Population	1.57M	534K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 99% more expensive than in Gimhae. Cities ranked 2187th and 5772nd ($1942 vs $975) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 72nd in the United Arab Emirates and South Korea, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 2.5 months in Gimhae. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Gimhae ranked 16th in South Korea, while ranked 443rd and 1931st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Gimhae

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	Abu Dhabi	Gimhae
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$7.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$35.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.53	$6.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.7	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$1.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1358	$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2476	$387
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1762	$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.6	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.01%	4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5485	$7885
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12028	$5904
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.63	$8.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$2.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$7.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$26.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$7.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$7.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.29	$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.73	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.92	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.5	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$7.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$98.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$598	$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12663	$13461

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2514
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1419
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1449
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2521
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1228
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1849
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1770
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$792
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1078
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1201
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1230
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1081
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$530
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$908
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1008
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$529
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$873
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$930
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$568
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$553
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$453
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$477
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$530
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$503
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$573
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$557
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$761
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$624
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$463
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1627
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$483

Cities near Gimhae

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Yangsan	$1039
21 km or 13 mi	Busan	$1108
21 km or 13 mi	Changwon	$1084
31 km or 19 mi	Masan	$1008
31 km or 19 mi	Miryang	$1038
48 km or 30 mi	Sacheon	$984
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$913
53 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$1076
60 km or 37 mi	Tongyeong	$934
66 km or 41 mi	Gyeongsan	$1001
72 km or 45 mi	Jinju	$1064
75 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$1062
75 km or 47 mi	Gyeongju	$1097
82 km or 51 mi	Yeongcheon	$1008
99 km or 61 mi	Pohang	$1024
100 km or 62 mi	Tsushima Island	$937
112 km or 70 mi	Gwangyang	$991
118 km or 74 mi	Gumi	$949
120 km or 75 mi	Gimcheon	$934
121 km or 75 mi	Tsushima	$933
123 km or 76 mi	Yeosu	$994
131 km or 81 mi	Suncheon	$1016
137 km or 85 mi	Namwon	$980
147 km or 91 mi	Sangju	$957
149 km or 92 mi	Andong	$929
163 km or 101 mi	Mungyeong	$973
170 km or 106 mi	Jeonju	$831
178 km or 111 mi	Yeongju	$1005
179 km or 111 mi	Gwangju	$1081
181 km or 113 mi	Iki	$925
183 km or 114 mi	Daejeon	$959
187 km or 116 mi	Jeongeup	$981
187 km or 116 mi	Gyeryong	$976
191 km or 119 mi	Gimje	$982
191 km or 119 mi	Iksan	$998
195 km or 121 mi	Nonsan	$1046
198 km or 123 mi	Naju	$1001
200 km or 124 mi	Cheongju	$924
200 km or 125 mi	Sejong	$1020
209 km or 130 mi	Gongju	$1063