Abu Dhabi vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2133
$2328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4670
$5536
🏠 One person rent
$1489
$1313
🏘️ Family rent
$2612
$2292
🍽️ Food expenses
$432
$641
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.8
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2773
$2255
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
51
98
😀 Quality of life
85
88
🏙️ Population
1.57M
1.35M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 8% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 1650th and 1228th ($2133 vs $2328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Italy, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1 months in Milan. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Milan ranked 2nd in Italy, while ranked 424th and 276th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Milan

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Abu Dhabi Milan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.11
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.9
$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.6
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.9
$7.24
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$3.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1728
$1459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1197
$1060
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3067
$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2202
$1894
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88
$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4681
$11130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8556
$5384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$2.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$43.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.63
$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$5.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$22.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$23.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$5.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.55
$7.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.56
$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.22
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.8
$83.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.9
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$628
$898
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14421
$19884

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1803
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1706
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1808
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1330
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1624
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1725
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1716
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1479
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1757
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1426
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1271
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1497
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1479
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1591
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1563
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1556
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1320
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2763
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1429
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1394
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1335
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1893
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3160
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1226
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1320
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1620
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1613
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1659
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1586
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1578
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1724
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1488
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1673
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2850
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1565
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1607
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1386
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1665
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1653