Abu Dhabi vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1802
$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4691
$5694
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$1344
🏘️ Family rent
$2569
$2215
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3906
$4357
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
52
100
😀 Quality of life
83
100
🏙️ Population
1.48M
5.03M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 25% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 2486th and 923rd ($1802 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in the United Arab Emirates and Australia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 405th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.3
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.9
$8.61
 Cappuccino
$5.81
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1179
$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$880
$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2759
$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2207
$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4957
$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4315
$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$21.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.21
$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.61
$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.83
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.95
$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.9
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.5
$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.3
$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$667
$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12787
$21306

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$1630
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$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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$1758
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1757
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1697
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1746
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1798
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2393
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1816
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1748
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1532
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1997
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$2801
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$2286
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1833
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1289
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913