Abu Dhabi vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$1918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$4639
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$1108
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$1980
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$4464
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
52
61
😀 Quality of life
82
89
🏙️ Population
1.48M
633K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 0.9% more expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 1938th and 1984th ($1936 vs $1918) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1684th 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 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 2.3 months in Louisville. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Louisville ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 369th and 164th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Louisville

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Abu Dhabi Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$9.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$5.03
 Cappuccino
$5.69
$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$1115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$881
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$2051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$1652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$3397
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$3039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$51.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$16.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$3.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$6.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$3.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$1246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$13578

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1507
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1659
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1709
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1898
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1733
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1933
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1812
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1447
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$1723
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1896
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1748
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1712
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2212
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1826
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$1907
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1702
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$1992
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1581
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1747
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$1938
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$1750
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$2034
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1651
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1889
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$1515
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1913
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1840
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1487
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1768
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$2032
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1906
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2129
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1725
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1844
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2019
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1486
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$2037
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1857
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1846
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$1988