Abu Dhabi vs Izmir - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Izmir
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1942	$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$2611
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$513
🏘️ Family rent	$2152	$861
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.2	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3050	$775
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	53	68
😀 Quality of life	85	72
🏙️ Population	1.57M	4.49M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 86% more expensive than in Izmir. Cities ranked 2187th and 5223rd ($1942 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in the United Arab Emirates and Turkey, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.7 months in Izmir. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Izmir ranked 3rd in Turkey, while ranked 443rd and 3140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Izmir

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	Abu Dhabi	Izmir
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$7.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.53	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.7	$3.76
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1358	$600
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2476	$1069
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1762	$703
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.6	$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$71.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.01%	40.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5485	$1742
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12028	$1073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.63	$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$2.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$6.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.29	$1.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$2.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$2.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.73	$0.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.92	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.5	$50.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$598	$622
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12663	$14684

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2514
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1419
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1449
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2521
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1228
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1849
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1770
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$792
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1078
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1201
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1230
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1081
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$530
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$908
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1008
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$529
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$873
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$930
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$568
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$553
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$453
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$477
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$530
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$503
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$573
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$557
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$761
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$624
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$463
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1627
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$483

Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$760
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$759
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$770
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$686
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1254
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$725
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$595
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$1067
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$732
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$652
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$704
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$926
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$799
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$557
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$2056
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$699
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$884
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$697
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$724
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1284
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$915
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$846
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1835
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$612
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$787
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$618
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$562
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1006
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1415
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1265
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1259
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1438
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1636
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1477
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1436
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1281
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1291
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1192
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386