Abu Dhabi vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$2221
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$5469
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$1319
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$2448
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$4662
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
52
100
😀 Quality of life
82
92
🏙️ Population
1.48M
2.3M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 13% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 1938th and 1234th ($1936 vs $2221) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1107th in the United Arab Emirates and the United States, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 2.1 months in Houston. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Houston ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 369th and 86th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$5.63
 Cappuccino
$5.69
$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$1372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$1066
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$3100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$1960
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$67.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$4081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$3710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$63.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$20.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$8.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$3.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$1282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$23011

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

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$2141
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$2118
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$2128
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$2148
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2126
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$2107
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2115
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2123
41 km or 25 mi League
$2125
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2055
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$2136
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2737
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$2023
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$1801
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$1919
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2080
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$1988
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$1694
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$1829
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1925
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1879
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$1778
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2220
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1975
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1915
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1445
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2179
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2590
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2095
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2066
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2150
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2146
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2093
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2191
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2146
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2190
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2071
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$1989
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2175