Abu Dhabi vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Abu Dhabi	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1936	$3321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4876	$7723
🏠 One person rent	$1291	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$2811	$3918
🍽️ Food expenses	$427	$574
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.9	$349
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3588	$4098
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	52	100
😀 Quality of life	82	98
🏙️ Population	1.48M	8.91M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 42% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 1938th and 38th ($1936 vs $3321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.2 months in London. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 369th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Abu Dhabi	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.91	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$84.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.3	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1396	$2493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$977	$1838
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3226	$4599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2329	$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$109	$39.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.77%	5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5079	$16999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4566	$9363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.7	$99.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.81	$19.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.3	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.96	$7.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.51	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.4	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.6	$97.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.1	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$717	$2256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11210	$25471

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$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

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908