Abu Dhabi vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$1948
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$4581
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$1113
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$1998
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$533
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$2599
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
52
77
😀 Quality of life
82
85
🏙️ Population
1.48M
936K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 0.6% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 1938th and 1907th ($1936 vs $1948) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th 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 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.3 months in Jerusalem. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Jerusalem ranked 3rd in Israel, while ranked 369th and 276th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$73.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$7.88
 Cappuccino
$5.69
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$1338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$906
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$2415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$1678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$98.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$13221
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$9303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$63.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$9.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$76.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$99.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$80.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$10218

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$1673
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$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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Distance City Cost of living
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$964
13 km or 7.9 mi Ramallah
$1011
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$737
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$1752
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$802
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1583
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2068
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$1701
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$1900
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$1826
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$849
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2113
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$1776
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$1871
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1848
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$2149
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$1939
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$1873
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$679
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$1850
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1678
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$1687
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1499