Abu Dhabi vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$1998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$4556
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$1204
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$1870
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$491
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$2742
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
52
91
😀 Quality of life
82
91
🏙️ Population
1.48M
548K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 3% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 1938th and 1798th ($1936 vs $1998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 57th 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 1.4 months in Manchester. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Manchester ranked 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 369th and 110th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$9.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$6.11
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$1274
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$2104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$1386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$5073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$82.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$1559
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$13845

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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
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629