Abu Dhabi vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1802
$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4691
$5153
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$1275
🏘️ Family rent
$2569
$2202
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$530
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3906
$3299
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
52
91
😀 Quality of life
83
92
🏙️ Population
1.48M
548K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 16% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 2486th and 1500th ($1802 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 53rd 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 2.2 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.5 months in Manchester. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Manchester ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 405th and 76th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.3
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.9
$6.48
☕ Cappuccino
$5.81
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1179
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$880
$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2759
$2281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2207
$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4957
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4315
$3610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.21
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.61
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.83
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.95
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.9
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.5
$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.3
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$667
$1753
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12787
$17390

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2309
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1503
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1050
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2084
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1232
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1810
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1719
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$786
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$994
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1218
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1226
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1110
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$561
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$870
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$989
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$556
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$878
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$928
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$520
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$547
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$558
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$548
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$541
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$546
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$537
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$687
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$531
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$515
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$467
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$639
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$489
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1586
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$507

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761