Abu Dhabi vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$2054
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$4880
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$1862
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$3539
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	53	82
😀 Quality of life	83	88
🏙️ Population	1.48M	577K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 11% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 2320th and 1702nd ($1828 vs $2054) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1506th 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 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.7 months in Milwaukee. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Milwaukee ranked 55th in the United States, while ranked 438th and 240th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Abu Dhabi	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$4.32
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$3.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$1311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$979
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$2332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$1469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$61.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$1890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$163
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$1813
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$24191

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2379
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1494
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1844
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2240
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1239
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1779
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1709
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$780
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$967
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1223
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1243
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1090
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$547
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1068
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1056
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$548
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$897
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$901
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$514
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$589
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$551
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$546
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$563
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$557
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$585
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$515
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$464
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$605
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$529
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1637
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2001
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1987
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1982
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$2019
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1942
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2019
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1986
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1976
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1998
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1932
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1760
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1991
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2017
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2023
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1963
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1968
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2017
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1960
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2320
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1847
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2313
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2321
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2312
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2298
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1817
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2332
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2327
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2391
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2078
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1850
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2179
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2294
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2484
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2345
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2311
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2461
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2371
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2378