Abu Dhabi vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$4749
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	53	82
😀 Quality of life	83	88
🏙️ Population	1.48M	468K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 23% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 2320th and 972nd ($1828 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 892nd 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 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 438th and 221st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Abu Dhabi	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$21914

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2379
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1494
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1844
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2240
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1239
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1779
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1709
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$780
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$967
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1223
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1243
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1090
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$547
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1068
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1056
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$548
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$897
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$901
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$514
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$589
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$551
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$546
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$563
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$557
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$585
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$515
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$464
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$605
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$529
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1637
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682