Abu Dhabi vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$5127
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$1224
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$2310
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$2561
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	53	78
😀 Quality of life	83	85
🏙️ Population	1.48M	936K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 14% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 2320th and 1551st ($1828 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 7th in the United Arab Emirates and Israel, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 438th and 374th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Jerusalem

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	Abu Dhabi	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$8.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$1380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$980
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$1903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$13235
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$8778
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$9.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$89.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$878
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$17799

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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 Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1931
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511