Abu Dhabi vs Gold Coast - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Gold Coast
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2070	$2528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4485	$5661
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$1635
🏘️ Family rent	$2400	$2683
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$646
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.3	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2675	$3481
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	51	49
😀 Quality of life	85	92
🏙️ Population	1.57M	608K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 18% less expensive than in Gold Coast. Cities ranked 1859th and 839th ($2070 vs $2528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in the United Arab Emirates and Australia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.4 months in Gold Coast. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Gold Coast ranked 6th in Australia, while ranked 447th and 124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Gold Coast

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	Abu Dhabi	Gold Coast
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.29	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.6	$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$7.08
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$3.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1520	$1886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$1330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2679	$2881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2026	$2303
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.7	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$97.1	$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.26%	5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4936	$7538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10145	$4593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$57.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.58	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.36	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$6.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.2	$26.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.82	$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.75	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.9	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.6	$56.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$70.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$649	$2105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13889	$8134

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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 Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2269
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1813
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1988
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1864
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1288
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1640
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1997
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1867
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2379
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$2050
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1710
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2844
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2482
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1699
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1477
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1695
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1821
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2223
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1824
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1839
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1904
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1860
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1894