Abu Dhabi vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2070	$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4485	$5726
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$2400	$2535
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.3	$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2675	$3974
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	51	99
😀 Quality of life	85	96
🏙️ Population	1.57M	2.11M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 17% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1859th and 916th ($2070 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and France, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 447th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Paris

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	Abu Dhabi	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.29	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.6	$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1520	$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2679	$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2026	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.7	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$97.1	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.26%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4936	$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10145	$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.58	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.36	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.2	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.82	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.75	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5	$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.9	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.6	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$649	$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13889	$17184

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2420
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1473
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1457
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2183
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1214
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$2014
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1923
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$796
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1080
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1109
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1309
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1192
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1135
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$545
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$931
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1037
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$541
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$823
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$928
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$575
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$465
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$489
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$547
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$523
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$575
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$563
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$761
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$627
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$487
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1632
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$492

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544