Abu Dhabi vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1917
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4670	$4608
🏠 One person rent	$1489	$1113
🏘️ Family rent	$2612	$1707
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$568
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.8	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2773	$3719
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	51	66
😀 Quality of life	85	87
🏙️ Population	1.57M	633K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 11% more expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 1650th and 2305th ($2133 vs $1917) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1739th in the United Arab Emirates and the United States, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.9 months in Memphis. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Memphis ranked 96th in the United States, while ranked 424th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Abu Dhabi	Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.11	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.9	$5.76
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1728	$1107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1197	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3067	$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$1418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88	$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	6.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4681	$1785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8556	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.63	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$4.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.55	$8.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.56	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.22	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.9	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.1	$44
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$628	$1698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14421	$27334

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2470
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1543
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1455
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2356
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1173
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$2100
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$2015
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$797
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1082
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1062
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1340
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1218
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1193
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$494
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$965
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1059
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$497
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$778
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$917
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$521
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$526
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$505
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$454
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$457
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$485
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$471
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$530
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$514
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$700
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$559
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$459
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1628
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$469

Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2405
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2185
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1891
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1979
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1888
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2058
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2300
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2171
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1985
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1782
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1890
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1838
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1588
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1534
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1638
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1816
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1883
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1525
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1862
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1922
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1427
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1940
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1868
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1818
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1756
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1749
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1968
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1725
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1686
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2027
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1812
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1666
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2074
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1429
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1427
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2809