Abu Dhabi vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

Abu Dhabi Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1967
$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4483
$1637
🏠 One person rent
$1349
$334
🏘️ Family rent
$2521
$798
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$186
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.1
$56.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3452
$622
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
52
81
😀 Quality of life
82
65
🏙️ Population
1.48M
15.4M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 215% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 1816th and 7432nd ($1967 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the United Arab Emirates and India, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1 months in Mumbai. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Mumbai ranked 3rd in India, while ranked 285th and 4403rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.2
$3.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.8
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.1
$3.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.9
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$5.21
$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1486
$468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1056
$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2781
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2129
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$103
$8.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
7.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3700
$6074
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3441
$2718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$7.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.56
$2.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$5.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$3.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.3
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.97
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.26
$1.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.26
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.45
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.8
$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$105
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$2.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$32.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$53.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$631
$98.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9438
$3106

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$1261
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$1924
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1343
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1449
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1129
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1020
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1096
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1362
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1964
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1797
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$799
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1260
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1245
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1277
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1277
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1150
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$688
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$952
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$987
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$968
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$880
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$907
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$693
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$689
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$947
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$785
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$686
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$690
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$687
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$687
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$688
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$691
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$657
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$687
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$650
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1278
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$960
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$686

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$469
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$506
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$328
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$331
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$359
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$469
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$366
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$376
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$234
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$426
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$311
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$314
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$332
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$330
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$335
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$306
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$349
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$362
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$333
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$264
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$736
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$454
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$354
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$384
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$333
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$379
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$327
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$330
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$331
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$832
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$325
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$291
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$336
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$294
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$350
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$331
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$337
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$248
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$255
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$304