Abu Dhabi vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$2129
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$5041
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$1251
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$1916
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$609
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$4818
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
52
71
😀 Quality of life
82
89
🏙️ Population
1.48M
888K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 9% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 1938th and 1474th ($1936 vs $2129) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1308th 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 2.3 months in Indianapolis. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Indianapolis ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 369th and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$68.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$9.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$5.11
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$4.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$1305
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$966
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$2169
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$1877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$1547
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$4.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$3.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$6.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$14.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$8.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$4.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$4.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$108
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$1858
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$27248

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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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17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$2019
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$2034
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$2032
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$2037
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$2002
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$1988
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1973
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$1992
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1906
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1950
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1795
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1896
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2212
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1775
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1596
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$1944
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1850
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$2127
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1846
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1465
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1840
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1732
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1913
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1889
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1486
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1826
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$1750
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1803
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$1938
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1844
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1659
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$1907
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1709
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1721
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1507
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1919
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1844
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1904
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1857
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1798