Abu Dhabi vs Konya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Konya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$1681
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$634
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$774
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	53	39
😀 Quality of life	83	59
🏙️ Population	1.48M	2.23M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 162% more expensive than in Konya. Cities ranked 2320th and 6914th ($1828 vs $697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 30th 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 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.1 months in Konya. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Konya ranked 12th in Turkey, while ranked 438th and 5394th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Konya

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	Abu Dhabi	Konya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$6.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$57.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	23.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$646
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$498
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$5.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$0.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$1.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$2.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$37.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$4284

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Konya

Distance	City	Cost of living
100 km or 62 mi	Karaman	$490
144 km or 89 mi	Eregli	$618
146 km or 91 mi	Aksaray	$406
154 km or 96 mi	Alanya	$745
160 km or 100 mi	Mut	$611
170 km or 106 mi	Isparta	$474
173 km or 107 mi	Bucak	$608
183 km or 114 mi	Bor	$664
191 km or 119 mi	Antalya	$928
193 km or 120 mi	Polatli	$691
193 km or 120 mi	Nigde	$699
194 km or 121 mi	Burdur	$554
196 km or 122 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
203 km or 126 mi	Kirsehir	$663
212 km or 132 mi	Nevsehir	$698
223 km or 139 mi	Mersin	$759
231 km or 144 mi	Ankara	$959
237 km or 147 mi	Kirikkale	$655
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$688
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$712
272 km or 169 mi	Eskisehir	$691
277 km or 172 mi	Kutahya	$568
279 km or 173 mi	Kayseri	$672
284 km or 176 mi	Talas	$645
284 km or 176 mi	Usak	$629
291 km or 181 mi	Kyrenia	$1136
296 km or 184 mi	Yozgat	$723
297 km or 184 mi	Kozan	$585
299 km or 186 mi	Denizli	$477
308 km or 192 mi	Ceyhan	$575
310 km or 193 mi	Nicosia	$1302
313 km or 195 mi	Kas	$752
319 km or 198 mi	Cankiri	$650
323 km or 201 mi	Kadirli	$535
327 km or 203 mi	Bolu	$616
328 km or 204 mi	Dali	$1243
329 km or 205 mi	Fethiye	$843
333 km or 207 mi	Bilecik	$755
333 km or 207 mi	Famagusta	$1252
340 km or 211 mi	Aradippou	$1134