Abu Dhabi vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1828
$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4703
$5081
🏠 One person rent
$1173
$1241
🏘️ Family rent
$2618
$2185
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3781
$2923
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
53
91
😀 Quality of life
83
92
🏙️ Population
1.48M
548K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 12% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 2320th and 1662nd ($1828 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 46th 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 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Manchester ranked 13th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 438th and 85th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Manchester

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Abu Dhabi Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68
$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.61
$9.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.8
$6.16
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1236
$1351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$918
$936
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2996
$2179
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2225
$1788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.9
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.24%
5.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5750
$5330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4816
$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.53
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.12
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$8.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.27
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.81
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.88
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.3
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.9
$84.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.9
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$1818
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12452
$19551

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Abu DhabiManchester

Cost of living

$349

$907

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1806
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1672
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1806
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1720
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1962
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1574
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1675
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1497
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1753
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1762
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1376
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1680
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1793
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1737
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1686
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1486
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1456
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1693
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1598
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1707
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1774
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1680
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1706
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1465
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1401
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1774
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1764
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1552
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1897
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1710
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1697
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1681