Abu Dhabi vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$1886
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$1010
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$836
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
52
82
😀 Quality of life
82
65
🏙️ Population
1.48M
15.4M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 174% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 1938th and 6763rd ($1936 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.2 months in Mumbai. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Mumbai ranked 5th in India, while ranked 369th and 4571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$3.2
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$1624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$42.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$9.02
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
8.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$8282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$4116
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$4.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$3.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$6.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$4.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$25.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$4.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$3.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$28.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$2517

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$1673
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$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
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$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$482
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$391
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$315
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$510
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$377
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$400
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$301
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$809
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$345
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$379
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$352
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$359
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$296
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$345
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$359
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$399
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$361
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$497
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$431
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$376
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$508
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$396
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$353
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$433
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$385
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$358
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$505
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$361
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$250
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$339
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$342
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$375
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$377
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$390
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$323
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$360
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$325