Abu Dhabi vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$1816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$4167
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$918
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$1517
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$580
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$3006
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	53	78
😀 Quality of life	83	95
🏙️ Population	1.48M	676K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 0.7% more expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 2320th and 2353rd ($1828 vs $1816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in the United Arab Emirates and Finland, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Finland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.7 months in Helsinki. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Helsinki ranked 1st in Finland, while ranked 438th and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Helsinki

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	Abu Dhabi	Helsinki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$79.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$8.29
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$4.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$980
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$796
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$1796
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$1297
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$64.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$99.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	4.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$8076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$4860
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$3.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$70
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$21.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$79.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$9361

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2379
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1494
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1844
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2240
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1239
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$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
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$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

Cities near Helsinki

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Vantaa	$1671
16 km or 9.7 mi	Espoo	$1879
26 km or 16 mi	Tuusula	$1509
27 km or 17 mi	Kerava	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
33 km or 21 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
34 km or 21 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
47 km or 29 mi	Porvoo	$1327
49 km or 30 mi	Lohja	$1220
51 km or 32 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
63 km or 39 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
78 km or 48 mi	Maardu	$1219
83 km or 51 mi	Tallinn	$1414
86 km or 53 mi	Raseborg	$1441
96 km or 59 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
98 km or 61 mi	Lahti	$1398
102 km or 63 mi	Salo	$1396
115 km or 72 mi	Kotka	$1286
122 km or 76 mi	Rakvere	$899
124 km or 77 mi	Kouvola	$1355
131 km or 81 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
132 km or 82 mi	Hamina	$1329
143 km or 89 mi	Kaarina	$1450
150 km or 93 mi	Turku	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Raisio	$1450
157 km or 98 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
160 km or 100 mi	Tampere	$1464
164 km or 102 mi	Nokia	$1432
169 km or 105 mi	Ylojarvi	$1426
170 km or 106 mi	Sastamala	$1391
181 km or 113 mi	Sillamae	$952
188 km or 117 mi	Jamsa	$1394
201 km or 125 mi	Parnu	$1064
203 km or 126 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
203 km or 126 mi	Narva	$953
205 km or 127 mi	Viljandi	$933
210 km or 131 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
214 km or 133 mi	Rauma	$1254
224 km or 139 mi	Pori	$1239
224 km or 139 mi	Tartu	$1045