Abu Dhabi vs Hyderabad, Pakistan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Hyderabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$334
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$847
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$140
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$279
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$116
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$25.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$84
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	93 km
🎓 Higher education	53	48
😀 Quality of life	83	23
🏙️ Population	1.48M	1.73M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 448% more expensive than in Hyderabad, Pakistan. Cities ranked 2320th and 9127th ($1828 vs $334) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 25th in the United Arab Emirates and Pakistan, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.3 months in Hyderabad, Pakistan. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Hyderabad, Pakistan ranked 12th in Pakistan, while ranked 438th and 8760th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Hyderabad, Pakistan

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	Abu Dhabi	Hyderabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$8.21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$0.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$61.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$164
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$87.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	14.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$575
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$190
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$5.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$2.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$4.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$2.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$4.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$2.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$1.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$1.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$0.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$1.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$60.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$40.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$1127

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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 Hyderabad, Pakistan

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Mirpur Khas	$394
96 km or 60 mi	Nawabshah	$325
148 km or 92 mi	Karachi	$442
243 km or 151 mi	Larkana	$338
263 km or 163 mi	Sukkur	$339
271 km or 168 mi	Bhuj	$288
322 km or 200 mi	Jacobabad	$325
423 km or 263 mi	Rajkot	$311
434 km or 270 mi	Porbandar	$333
453 km or 282 mi	Mehsana	$389
482 km or 299 mi	Jodhpur	$366
499 km or 310 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
499 km or 310 mi	Pali	$324
501 km or 311 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
543 km or 337 mi	Udaipur	$310
546 km or 339 mi	Nadiad	$382
552 km or 343 mi	Quetta	$266
553 km or 344 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
556 km or 345 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
565 km or 351 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
572 km or 356 mi	Bikaner	$297
599 km or 372 mi	Vadodara	$376
607 km or 377 mi	Godhra	$371
614 km or 382 mi	Multan	$392
629 km or 391 mi	Bhilwara	$340
639 km or 397 mi	Ajmer	$279
650 km or 404 mi	Khanewal	$361
653 km or 406 mi	Surat	$771
678 km or 421 mi	Navsari	$286
679 km or 422 mi	Burewala	$356
716 km or 445 mi	Ratlam	$311
718 km or 446 mi	Sikar	$350
740 km or 460 mi	Kandahar	$468
750 km or 466 mi	Kota	$339
760 km or 472 mi	Jhang	$292
768 km or 477 mi	Jaipur	$376
768 km or 477 mi	Gojra	$342
778 km or 484 mi	Chabahar	$585
783 km or 487 mi	Okara	$300
790 km or 491 mi	Ujjain	$298