Abu Dhabi vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2070
$821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4485
$2009
🏠 One person rent
$1417
$400
🏘️ Family rent
$2400
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.3
$49
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2675
$347
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
51
77
😀 Quality of life
85
65
🏙️ Population
1.57M
1.9M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 152% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 1859th and 6679th ($2070 vs $821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th 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 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.4 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 447th and 5265th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.29
$5.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.8
$1.67
☕ Cappuccino
$5.55
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1520
$492
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1151
$250
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2679
$872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2026
$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.7
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.1
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.26%
7.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4936
$4309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10145
$2679
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.58
$3.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$5.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$7.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.82
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.75
$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.9
$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$7.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.6
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$649
$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13889
$14540

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$1710
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$2420
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$1473
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$1457
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$2183
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$1148
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$1214
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$1373
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$2014
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1923
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$796
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1080
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1109
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1192
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1135
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$545
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$931
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1037
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$541
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$823
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$928
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$545
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$575
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$565
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$465
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$489
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$547
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$523
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$575
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$563
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$613
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$761
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$627
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$487
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1632
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$492

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$804
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$574
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$755
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$697
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$657
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$1066
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Navotas
$701
12 km or 7.2 mi Valenzuela
$458
12 km or 7.2 mi Pasig
$609
12 km or 7.3 mi Taguig
$868
15 km or 9 mi Marikina
$584
15 km or 9.3 mi Bacoor
$549
15 km or 9.3 mi Paranaque
$660
15 km or 9.5 mi Cainta
$733
16 km or 9.7 mi Meycauayan
$587
16 km or 10 mi Las Pinas
$605
19 km or 12 mi Imus
$524
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$544
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$683
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$504
26 km or 16 mi General Trias
$501
28 km or 17 mi San Pedro
$597
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$507
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$416
31 km or 19 mi Binan
$589
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$626
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$549
37 km or 23 mi Trece Martires
$538
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$584
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$496
58 km or 36 mi San Fernando
$603
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$539
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$534
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$463
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$636
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$420
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$476
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$609
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$530
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$434