Abu Dhabi vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$2451
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4670	$5856
🏠 One person rent	$1489	$1515
🏘️ Family rent	$2612	$2643
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$643
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.8	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2773	$4510
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	51	78
😀 Quality of life	85	89
🏙️ Population	1.57M	689K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 13% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 1650th and 982nd ($2133 vs $2451) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 843rd 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 1.3 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 66th in the United States, while ranked 424th and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Abu Dhabi	Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.11	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.9	$7.04
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$6.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1728	$1666
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1197	$1232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3067	$3034
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$2217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88	$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4681	$4767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8556	$2707
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$61.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.63	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$3.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.55	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.56	$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.22	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.9	$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.1	$54.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$628	$1468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14421	$30286

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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 Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2332
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2322
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2315
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2809
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2246
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2275
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2245
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2017
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2027
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2074
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2213
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1761
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1795
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1933
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1812
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1907
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1896
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1427
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1666
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2119
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1730
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2144
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1838
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1686
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1808
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1859
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2096
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$1989
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1806
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1365
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1602
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1391
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1896
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1595