Abu Dhabi vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$5563
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$1336
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$2266
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$338
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$3776
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
52
100
😀 Quality of life
82
98
🏙️ Population
1.48M
4.53M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 18% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 1938th and 933rd ($1936 vs $2356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.6 months in Melbourne. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 369th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$67
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$1387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$2874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$53.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$8760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$7587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$4.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$28.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$1612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$18868

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1702
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1658
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1693
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1746
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1708
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1707
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1716
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1701
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1719
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1688
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1327
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1317
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1707
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1672
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1639
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1819
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1669
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1723
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2604
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1462
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1723
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2203
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1463
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1610
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1430
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2180
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1691
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1404
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2348
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1903
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2741
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$1998
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1461
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1888
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1354
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481