Abu Dhabi vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abu Dhabi	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1802	$2248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4691	$5589
🏠 One person rent	$1140	$1325
🏘️ Family rent	$2569	$2490
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.3	$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3906	$4672
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	52	100
😀 Quality of life	83	92
🏙️ Population	1.48M	2.3M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 20% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 2486th and 1258th ($1802 vs $2248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1108th 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 2.2 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 2.1 months in Houston. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Houston ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 405th and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Abu Dhabi	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$66.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.9	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.81	$5.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1179	$1392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$880	$1059
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2759	$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2207	$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.18%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4957	$2925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4315	$2076
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.28	$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$3.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.21	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.61	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.83	$3.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.95	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.5	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$667	$1368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12787	$22908

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2309
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1503
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1050
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2084
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1232
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1810
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1719
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$786
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$994
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1218
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1267
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1226
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1110
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$870
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$989
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$556
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$878
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$928
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$520
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$547
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$558
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$548
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$541
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$546
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$537
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$687
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$531
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$467
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$639
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$489
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1586
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$507

Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2101
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2080
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2089
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2074
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2084
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1983
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2003
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$1971
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1798
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1844
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2129
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1653
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1764
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1890
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1865
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1838
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2231
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2004
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1960
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1468
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2473
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2145
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2186
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2194
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2226
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2177
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2250
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2223
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2156