Abu Dhabi vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2070	$2483
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4485	$5802
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$1417
🏘️ Family rent	$2400	$2357
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$720
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.3	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2675	$3437
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	51	77
😀 Quality of life	85	86
🏙️ Population	1.57M	936K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 17% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 1859th and 911th ($2070 vs $2483) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd 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 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.4 months in Jerusalem. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Jerusalem ranked 2nd in Israel, while ranked 447th and 410th 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	$9.29	$25.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.6	$94.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$19.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$10.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1520	$1637
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$1119
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2679	$2975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2026	$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.7	$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$97.1	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.26%	5.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4936	$16323
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10145	$9037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.58	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.36	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$3.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.2	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.82	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.75	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.9	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.6	$107
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$152
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$649	$1104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13889	$27069

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2420
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1473
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1457
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2183
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1214
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$2014
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1923
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$796
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1080
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1109
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1309
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1192
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1135
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$545
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$931
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1037
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$541
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$823
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$928
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$575
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$465
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$489
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$547
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$523
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$575
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$563
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$761
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$627
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$487
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1632
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$492

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1122
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$895
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2154
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1062
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1821
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2346
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2066
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2270
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2260
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2288
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2253
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2192
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2385
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2449
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2031
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$910
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2147
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2320
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2702
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2346
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2145
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2110
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$3089
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2432
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2274
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$546
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2207
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1946
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1962
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1761