Abu Dhabi vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1942	$2721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$5890
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$1569
🏘️ Family rent	$2152	$2558
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$793
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.2	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3050	$3963
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	53	79
😀 Quality of life	85	95
🏙️ Population	1.57M	709K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 29% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 2187th and 530th ($1942 vs $2721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Norway, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.5 months in Oslo. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 443rd and 55th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Abu Dhabi	Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$24.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.53	$14.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.7	$11.9
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$3.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1358	$1592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$1273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2476	$2624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1762	$2132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.6	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.01%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5485	$10233
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12028	$7897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$76.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.63	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$2.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$3.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$5.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$32.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$5.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$4.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$3.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.29	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.73	$4.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.92	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$56
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.5	$54
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$35.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$598	$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12663	$16133

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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 Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$2058
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$2155
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2180
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$2131
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1741
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1949
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1819
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1978
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1976
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1895
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$2181
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1997
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1761
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1971
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1882
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1830
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1818
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1397
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$2041
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1621
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1460
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1543
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1405
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1830
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1353
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1516
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1586
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1551
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1312
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1497
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1823
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1325
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1684
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1289
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1503
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1542
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1801
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$2004
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2341
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2242