Abu Dhabi vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2070	$2448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4485	$5605
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$1473
🏘️ Family rent	$2400	$2303
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.3	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2675	$4181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	51	94
😀 Quality of life	85	96
🏙️ Population	1.57M	2.14M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 15% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 1859th and 978th ($2070 vs $2448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in the United Arab Emirates and Australia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 447th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Perth

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	Abu Dhabi	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.29	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.6	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$8.55
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1520	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$1228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2679	$2691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2026	$1923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.7	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$97.1	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.26%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4936	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10145	$4935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.58	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.36	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$4.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.2	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.82	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.75	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.9	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.6	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$649	$2141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13889	$15409

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894