Abu Dhabi vs Moroni - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Moroni
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$1105
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$2690
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$1278
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$37.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$613
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	53	1
😀 Quality of life	83	11
🏙️ Population	1.48M	74.7K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 65% more expensive than in Moroni. Cities ranked 2320th and 4807th ($1828 vs $1105) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Comoros, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Comoros comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.6 months in Moroni. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Moroni ranked 1st in Comoros, while ranked 438th and 9179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Moroni

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	Abu Dhabi	Moroni
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$5.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$511
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$1315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$1061
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$64.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$98
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$1481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$1246
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$7.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$2.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$4.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$3.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$56.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$13253

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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 Moroni

Distance	City	Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi	Domoni	$1100
246 km or 153 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
326 km or 202 mi	Pemba	$1506
414 km or 258 mi	Nacala	$1150
574 km or 357 mi	Nampula	$872
698 km or 434 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
760 km or 472 mi	Zanzibar	$552
760 km or 472 mi	Stone Town	$523
819 km or 509 mi	Morogoro	$486
868 km or 539 mi	Tanga	$545
918 km or 571 mi	Mangochi	$493
925 km or 575 mi	Antananarivo	$507
938 km or 583 mi	Mombasa	$580
941 km or 585 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
949 km or 590 mi	Zomba	$457
965 km or 600 mi	Mulanje	$461
969 km or 602 mi	Quelimane	$675
974 km or 605 mi	Toamasina	$447
992 km or 617 mi	Ntcheu	$492
994 km or 617 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1000 km or 621 mi	Blantyre	$507
1005 km or 624 mi	Malindi	$498
1005 km or 624 mi	Mzuzu	$525
1023 km or 636 mi	Dodoma	$502
1052 km or 653 mi	Mzimba	$566
1057 km or 657 mi	Lilongwe	$587
1117 km or 694 mi	Mbeya	$461
1136 km or 706 mi	Moshi	$561
1154 km or 717 mi	Tete	$825
1176 km or 731 mi	Arusha	$638
1274 km or 792 mi	Beira	$1003
1296 km or 805 mi	Toliara	$389
1311 km or 815 mi	Machakos	$408
1328 km or 825 mi	Kasama	$748
1335 km or 829 mi	Chimoio	$947
1359 km or 844 mi	Nairobi	$760
1366 km or 849 mi	Thika	$589
1393 km or 865 mi	Mutare	$752
1446 km or 899 mi	Meru	$541
1448 km or 900 mi	Marondera	$794