Abu Dhabi vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1970
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4670	$4714
🏠 One person rent	$1489	$972
🏘️ Family rent	$2612	$1705
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.8	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2773	$3225
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	51	80
😀 Quality of life	85	94
🏙️ Population	1.57M	694K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 8% more expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 1650th and 2107th ($2133 vs $1970) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.6 months in Helsinki. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Helsinki ranked 1st in Finland, while ranked 424th and 47th 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	$8.11	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$86.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.9	$9.24
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1728	$1088
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1197	$830
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3067	$2011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$1470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$66.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88	$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4681	$9998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8556	$4513
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$3.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$83.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.63	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$4.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$23.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$3.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.55	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$3.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.56	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.22	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$19.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.9	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.1	$97.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$628	$487
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14421	$13162

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2470
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1543
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1455
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2356
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1173
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$2100
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$2015
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$797
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1082
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1062
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1340
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1218
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1193
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$494
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$965
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1059
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$497
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$778
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$917
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$521
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$526
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$505
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$454
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$457
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$485
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$471
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$530
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$514
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$700
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$559
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$459
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1628
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$469

Cities near Helsinki

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Vantaa	$1843
16 km or 9.7 mi	Espoo	$1974
26 km or 16 mi	Tuusula	$1698
27 km or 17 mi	Kerava	$1673
29 km or 18 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
33 km or 21 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
34 km or 21 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
47 km or 29 mi	Porvoo	$1521
49 km or 30 mi	Lohja	$1391
51 km or 32 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
63 km or 39 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
78 km or 48 mi	Maardu	$1455
83 km or 51 mi	Tallinn	$1594
86 km or 53 mi	Raseborg	$1597
96 km or 59 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
98 km or 61 mi	Lahti	$1533
102 km or 63 mi	Salo	$1535
115 km or 72 mi	Kotka	$1478
122 km or 76 mi	Rakvere	$1085
124 km or 77 mi	Kouvola	$1383
131 km or 81 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
132 km or 82 mi	Hamina	$1490
143 km or 89 mi	Kaarina	$1529
150 km or 93 mi	Turku	$1560
156 km or 97 mi	Raisio	$1531
157 km or 98 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
160 km or 100 mi	Tampere	$1407
164 km or 102 mi	Nokia	$1439
169 km or 105 mi	Ylojarvi	$1424
170 km or 106 mi	Sastamala	$1482
181 km or 113 mi	Sillamae	$1079
188 km or 117 mi	Jamsa	$1492
201 km or 125 mi	Parnu	$1179
203 km or 126 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
203 km or 126 mi	Narva	$1081
205 km or 127 mi	Viljandi	$1054
210 km or 131 mi	Mikkeli	$1445
214 km or 133 mi	Rauma	$1370
224 km or 139 mi	Pori	$1416
224 km or 139 mi	Tartu	$1220