Abu Dhabi vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1942	$813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$1985
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$2152	$661
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.2	$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3050	$762
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	49
😀 Quality of life	85	63
🏙️ Population	1.57M	1.64M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 139% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 2187th and 6617th ($1942 vs $813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 34th in the United Arab Emirates and Russia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.9 months in Novosibirsk. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Novosibirsk ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 443rd and 5603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Novosibirsk

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	Abu Dhabi	Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$36.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.53	$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.7	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1358	$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2476	$771
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1762	$505
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.6	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$94.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$8.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.01%	19.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5485	$2370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12028	$1401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.63	$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.29	$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.73	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.92	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.5	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$598	$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12663	$4627

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2514
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1419
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1449
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2521
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1228
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1849
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1770
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$792
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1078
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1201
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1230
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1081
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$530
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$908
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1008
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$529
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$873
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$930
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$568
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$553
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$453
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$477
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$530
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$503
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$573
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$557
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$761
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$624
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$463
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1627
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$483

Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$802
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$708
206 km or 128 mi	Tomsk	$679
277 km or 172 mi	Prokopyevsk	$659
307 km or 191 mi	Novokuznetsk	$649
316 km or 197 mi	Biysk	$745
495 km or 308 mi	Pavlodar	$530
518 km or 322 mi	Aksu	$529
545 km or 339 mi	Semey	$510
566 km or 351 mi	Oskemen	$548
569 km or 354 mi	Abakan	$761
608 km or 378 mi	Omsk	$786
623 km or 387 mi	Ekibastuz	$522
635 km or 395 mi	Krasnoyarsk	$837
754 km or 469 mi	Nizhnevartovsk	$617
869 km or 540 mi	Temirtau	$486
876 km or 545 mi	Altay	$544
879 km or 546 mi	Petropavl	$520
880 km or 547 mi	Nur-Sultan	$729
882 km or 548 mi	Karaganda	$575
886 km or 550 mi	Surgut	$767
900 km or 559 mi	Kokshetau	$685
910 km or 565 mi	Tacheng	$525
1059 km or 658 mi	Karamay	$472
1064 km or 661 mi	Balkhash	$618
1100 km or 684 mi	Tyumen	$909
1112 km or 691 mi	Kurgan	$675
1129 km or 701 mi	Bole	$544
1160 km or 721 mi	Taldiqorgan	$678
1178 km or 732 mi	Bratsk	$518
1186 km or 737 mi	Wusu	$577
1189 km or 739 mi	Kuytun	$583
1214 km or 754 mi	Shihezi	$680
1241 km or 771 mi	Yining	$559
1263 km or 785 mi	Fukang	$521
1264 km or 785 mi	Changji	$537
1269 km or 789 mi	Kostanay	$681
1291 km or 802 mi	Urumqi	$527
1308 km or 813 mi	Kapchagay	$762
1318 km or 819 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$821