Abu Dhabi vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abu Dhabi	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1802	$2649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4691	$6134
🏠 One person rent	$1140	$1700
🏘️ Family rent	$2569	$3035
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.3	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3906	$4686
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	52	78
😀 Quality of life	83	88
🏙️ Population	1.48M	689K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 32% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 2486th and 514th ($1802 vs $2649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 455th in the United Arab Emirates and the United States, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Nashville ranked 56th in the United States, while ranked 405th and 226th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Abu Dhabi	Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.9	$6.53
☕ Cappuccino	$5.81	$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1179	$1820
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$880	$1457
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2759	$3716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2207	$2584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$71.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.18%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4957	$3565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4315	$3245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$69.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.28	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$3.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$5.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$5.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.21	$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.61	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.83	$4.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.95	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.5	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$667	$1194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12787	$20657

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2309
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1503
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1050
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2084
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1232
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1810
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1719
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$786
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$994
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1218
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1267
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1226
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1110
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$870
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$989
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$556
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$878
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$928
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$520
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$547
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$558
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$548
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$541
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$546
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$537
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$687
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$531
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$467
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$639
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$489
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1586
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$507

Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2466
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2384
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2371
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2339
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2670
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2270
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2303
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2275
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2552
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2038
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2028
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$1607
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2246
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1788
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1805
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1780
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$2081
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1802
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1926
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$2098
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$2134
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1323
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1854
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1651
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$1956
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1703
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2014
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1687
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1708
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1764
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1911
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2035
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$1746
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1780
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1317
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1627
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$2123
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$1995
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$2119
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1542