Abu Dhabi vs Izmir - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Izmir
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4670	$2665
🏠 One person rent	$1489	$504
🏘️ Family rent	$2612	$895
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.8	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2773	$1119
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	51	70
😀 Quality of life	85	73
🏙️ Population	1.57M	4.49M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 106% more expensive than in Izmir. Cities ranked 1650th and 5281st ($2133 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd 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 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.1 months in Izmir. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Izmir ranked 3rd in Turkey, while ranked 424th and 2402nd 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	$8.11	$8.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$8.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.9	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1728	$585
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1197	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3067	$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$740
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$49.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$74.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88	$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	41.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4681	$1577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8556	$1074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$36.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.63	$9.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$5.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.55	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$1.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.56	$0.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.22	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.9	$37
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$5.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.1	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$628	$709
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14421	$15843

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2470
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1543
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1455
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2356
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1173
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$2100
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$2015
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$797
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1082
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1062
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1340
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1218
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1193
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$494
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$965
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1059
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$497
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$778
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$917
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$521
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$526
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$505
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$454
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$457
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$485
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$471
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$530
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$514
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$700
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$559
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$459
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1628
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$469

Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$743
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$760
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$883
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$719
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1253
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$743
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$617
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$1060
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$741
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$682
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$750
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$953
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$811
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$554
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$2043
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$702
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$875
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$699
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$724
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1311
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$866
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$933
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1863
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$606
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$763
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$600
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$593
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1030
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1403
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$641
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1264
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1253
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1439
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1636
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1472
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1439
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1298
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1307
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1160
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386