Abu Dhabi vs Moroni - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Moroni
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4670	$2723
🏠 One person rent	$1489	$728
🏘️ Family rent	$2612	$1215
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$353
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.8	$31.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2773	$152
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	51	1
😀 Quality of life	85	19
🏙️ Population	1.57M	85.4K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 78% more expensive than in Moroni. Cities ranked 1650th and 4765th ($2133 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.1 months in Moroni. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Moroni ranked 1st in Comoros, while ranked 424th and 9125th 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	$8.11	$6.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.9	$1.08
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1728	$680
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1197	$557
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3067	$1216
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$984
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$70.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88	$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4681	$1604
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8556	$1377
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.63	$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$4.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$7.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$4.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$5.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.55	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$3.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.56	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.22	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$26
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$6.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.9	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.1	$61.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$628	$413
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14421	$14398

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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 Moroni

Distance	City	Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi	Domoni	$1196
246 km or 153 mi	Mamoudzou	$1603
326 km or 202 mi	Pemba	$1511
414 km or 258 mi	Nacala	$1167
574 km or 357 mi	Nampula	$933
698 km or 434 mi	Dar es Salaam	$735
760 km or 472 mi	Zanzibar	$586
760 km or 472 mi	Stone Town	$546
819 km or 509 mi	Morogoro	$417
868 km or 539 mi	Tanga	$533
918 km or 571 mi	Mangochi	$494
925 km or 575 mi	Antananarivo	$604
938 km or 583 mi	Mombasa	$611
941 km or 585 mi	Monkey Bay	$516
949 km or 590 mi	Zomba	$452
965 km or 600 mi	Mulanje	$456
969 km or 602 mi	Quelimane	$691
974 km or 605 mi	Toamasina	$511
992 km or 617 mi	Ntcheu	$489
994 km or 617 mi	Antsirabe	$533
1000 km or 621 mi	Blantyre	$495
1005 km or 624 mi	Malindi	$563
1005 km or 624 mi	Mzuzu	$522
1023 km or 636 mi	Dodoma	$495
1052 km or 653 mi	Mzimba	$559
1057 km or 657 mi	Lilongwe	$587
1117 km or 694 mi	Mbeya	$463
1136 km or 706 mi	Moshi	$540
1154 km or 717 mi	Tete	$792
1176 km or 731 mi	Arusha	$618
1274 km or 792 mi	Beira	$952
1296 km or 805 mi	Toliara	$493
1311 km or 815 mi	Machakos	$415
1328 km or 825 mi	Kasama	$1132
1335 km or 829 mi	Chimoio	$875
1359 km or 844 mi	Nairobi	$807
1366 km or 849 mi	Thika	$448
1393 km or 865 mi	Mutare	$754
1446 km or 899 mi	Meru	$543
1448 km or 900 mi	Marondera	$755