Abu Dhabi vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$2579
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$6206
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$1561
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$2793
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$659
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$4648
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
52
89
😀 Quality of life
82
88
🏙️ Population
1.48M
653K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 25% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 1938th and 564th ($1936 vs $2579) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 507th 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 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.8 months in Portland. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Portland ranked 40th in the United States, while ranked 369th and 175th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$79.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$7.27
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$1290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$3075
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$2348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$69.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$4914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$3836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$3.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$5.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$5.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$5.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$5.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$167
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$29.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$63.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$1698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$19330

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

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$2409
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$2383
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$2341
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$2324
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$2168
17 km or 11 mi West Linn
$2366
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$2335
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$2477
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$2372
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$2203
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$2315
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$2246
44 km or 27 mi Woodburn
$2455
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$2300
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$2262
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$2259
72 km or 45 mi Longview
$1988
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$2245
116 km or 72 mi Corvallis
$2118
116 km or 72 mi The Dalles
$2239
136 km or 84 mi Centralia
$2470
165 km or 102 mi Springfield
$2052
166 km or 103 mi Eugene
$2281
168 km or 105 mi Lacey
$2546
171 km or 106 mi Olympia
$2500
177 km or 110 mi Spanaway
$2402
181 km or 113 mi Redmond
$2704
184 km or 114 mi Lakewood
$2461
185 km or 115 mi Aberdeen
$1940
187 km or 116 mi Puyallup
$2733
190 km or 118 mi University Place
$2652
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$2830
195 km or 121 mi Bend
$2928
201 km or 125 mi Federal Way
$2587
202 km or 125 mi Auburn
$2597
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$1881
210 km or 131 mi Kent
$2827
210 km or 131 mi Des Moines
$2549
211 km or 131 mi Maple Valley
$2585
216 km or 134 mi SeaTac
$2463