Abu Dhabi vs Monaco City - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Abu Dhabi | Monaco City | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 76% less expensive than in Monaco City. Cities ranked 2486th and 1st ($1802 vs $7469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Monaco, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Monaco comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.9 months in Monaco City. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Monaco City ranked 1st in Monaco, while ranked 405th and 613th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Monaco City
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| Abu Dhabi | Monaco City | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 117 km or 73 mi |  Madinat Zayed | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Dubai | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Sharjah | |
| 143 km or 89 mi | Al Ain | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Ajman | |
| 170 km or 105 mi | Umm al-Quwain | |
| 211 km or 131 mi | Fujairah | |
| 237 km or 147 mi | Ras al-Khaimah | |
| 300 km or 187 mi |  Doha | |
| 318 km or 198 mi | Al Khor | |
| 356 km or 221 mi |  Bandar Abbas | |
| 365 km or 227 mi |  Nizwa | |
| 395 km or 246 mi | Seeb | |
| 425 km or 264 mi |  Riffa | |
| 427 km or 265 mi | Manama | |
| 428 km or 266 mi | Isa Town | |
| 439 km or 273 mi | Muscat | |
| 454 km or 282 mi | Jahrom | |
| 468 km or 291 mi |  Dhahran | |
| 481 km or 299 mi | Dammam | |
| 486 km or 302 mi | Al-Mubarraz | |
| 501 km or 311 mi | Fasa | |
| 514 km or 320 mi | Qatif | |
| 548 km or 341 mi | Jubail | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Sirjan | |
| 575 km or 357 mi | Jiroft | |
| 599 km or 372 mi | Shiraz | |
| 610 km or 379 mi | Bushehr | |
| 617 km or 384 mi | Borazjan | |
| 620 km or 385 mi | Marvdasht | |
| 632 km or 392 mi | Kazerun | |
| 637 km or 396 mi | Chabahar | |
| 649 km or 404 mi | Bam | |
| 678 km or 421 mi | Rafsanjan | |
| 698 km or 434 mi | Kerman | |
| 701 km or 435 mi | Iranshahr | |
| 741 km or 460 mi | Yasuj | |
| 775 km or 481 mi | Riyadh | |
| 790 km or 491 mi |  Al Wafrah | |
| 792 km or 492 mi | Behbahan |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 0.9 km or 0.6 mi |  Monte Carlo | |
| 8.1 km or 5 mi |  Menton | |
| 12 km or 7.7 mi | Nice | |
| 17 km or 10 mi |  Ventimiglia | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Antibes | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Sanremo | |
| 38 km or 23 mi | Cannes | |
| 52 km or 32 mi | Imperia | |
| 73 km or 45 mi | Cuneo | |
| 79 km or 49 mi | Mondovi | |
| 106 km or 66 mi | Savona | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Manosque | |
| 138 km or 86 mi | Toulon | |
| 143 km or 89 mi | Genoa | |
| 144 km or 90 mi | Asti | |
| 150 km or 93 mi | Turin | |
| 160 km or 100 mi | Aix-en-Provence | |
| 162 km or 101 mi | Alessandria | |
| 172 km or 107 mi | Marseille | |
| 173 km or 108 mi | Tortona | |
| 189 km or 117 mi | Voghera | |
| 193 km or 120 mi | Vercelli | |
| 195 km or 121 mi | Miramas | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | La Spezia | |
| 201 km or 125 mi | Bastia | |
| 210 km or 130 mi | Biella | |
| 210 km or 131 mi | Grenoble | |
| 210 km or 131 mi | Vigevano | |
| 211 km or 131 mi | Avignon | |
| 212 km or 132 mi | Pavia | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | Novara | |
| 218 km or 136 mi | Carrara | |
| 223 km or 139 mi | Aosta | |
| 228 km or 142 mi | Viareggio | |
| 228 km or 142 mi | Ajaccio | |
| 231 km or 143 mi | Buccinasco | |
| 233 km or 145 mi | Piacenza | |
| 234 km or 146 mi | Livorno | |
| 236 km or 146 mi | Chambery | |
| 238 km or 148 mi | Busto Arsizio |