Abu Dhabi vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2133
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4670
$1606
🏠 One person rent
$1489
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$2612
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$432
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.8
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2773
$261
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
51
83
😀 Quality of life
85
68
🏙️ Population
1.57M
15.4M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 197% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 1650th and 7177th ($2133 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st 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 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.4 months in Mumbai. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Mumbai ranked 1st in India, while ranked 424th and 4560th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.11
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.9
$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.6
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.9
$2.64
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1728
$590
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1197
$326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3067
$1054
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2202
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88
$9.25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
8.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4681
$6403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8556
$2693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$4.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.63
$2.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$5.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.55
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$0.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.56
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.22
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.8
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.9
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$3.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$628
$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14421
$4986

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$1791
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$464
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$335
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$355
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$252
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$495
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$329
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$256
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$267
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$663
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$370
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$335
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$287
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$279
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$273
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$269
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$285
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$358
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$298
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$391
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$365
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$372
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$404
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$360
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$298
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$372
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$350
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$312
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$433
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$333
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$253
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$391
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$308
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$282
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$367
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$346
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$283
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$287
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$281