Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

	Abu Dhabi	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living One person	$1741	$2669
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3996	$5931
🏠 One person rent	$1092	$1706
🏘️ Family rent	$1964	$2811
🍽️ Food Expenses	$421	$552
🚐 Transport Expenses	$57.9	$232
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2713	$4608
🏙️ Population	1M	3.98M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 35% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 1730th and 55th ($1741 vs $2669) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 48th in the United Arab Emirates and the United States, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Los Angeles ranked 43rd in the United States, while ranked 257th and 135th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Los Angeles

	Abu Dhabi	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.03	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.2	$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.06	$9.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.4	$6.49
☕ Cappuccino	$6.61	$4.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$1956
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$844	$1457
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2246	$3224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1599	$2457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.9	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$95	$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.03%	4.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3523	$7867
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2760	$5251
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.29	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.58	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.12	$3.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.6	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22.7	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$4.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.9	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.21	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$4.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.77	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$95.8	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.6	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$143
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.5	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$89.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$587	$1077
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10770	$22038

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1381
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$1836
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1224
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1450
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$1537
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1162
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1299
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1419
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1804
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1668
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$453
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$787
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1106
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1077
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1284
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1141
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1034
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$442
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$840
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$955
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$901
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$441
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$651
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$888
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$445
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$440
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$420
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$412
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$441
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$443
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$441
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$440
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$442
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$441
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$429
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$374
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$569
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$942
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1074
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$442

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2058
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$1756
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$1753
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$1758
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2105
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$1757
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$1754
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$1742
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$1760
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$1759
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3153
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$1746
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$1751
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$2964
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$1748
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$1759
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$1758
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$1746
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$2770
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$1753
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$2473
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2170
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$1760
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$1751
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2150
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$1748
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$1748
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$1749
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$1752
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$1748
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$1751
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$1755
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$1682
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2082
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2335
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3190
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$1748
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$2925
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$1725

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