Abu Dhabi vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$1106
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$1849
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$1278
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	53	93
😀 Quality of life	83	82
🏙️ Population	1.48M	546K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 7% more expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 2320th and 2671st ($1828 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in the United Arab Emirates and Portugal, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.7 months in Lisbon. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Lisbon ranked 3rd in Portugal, while ranked 438th and 475th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Abu Dhabi	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$1223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$933
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$2337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$1529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$81.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	4.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$6840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$3925
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$7.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$15150

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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 Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112