Abu Dhabi vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$766
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$2308
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$961
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$49.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$526
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	53	73
😀 Quality of life	83	65
🏙️ Population	1.48M	1.85M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 139% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 2320th and 6586th ($1828 vs $766) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in the United Arab Emirates and the Philippines, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.7 months in Manila. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 438th and 4165th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Abu Dhabi	Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	7.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$3093
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$2849
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$5.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$7.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$13387

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
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

Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$770
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$640
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$746
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$706
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$623
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$901
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$732
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$506
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$670
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$780
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$546
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$538
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$621
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$704
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$577
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$589
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$518
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$535
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$676
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$457
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$575
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$487
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$400
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$539
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$572
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$508
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$515
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$545
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$486
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$610
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$508
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$504
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$427
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$613
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$398
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$464
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$585
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$508
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$372