Abu Dhabi vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4670	$4629
🏠 One person rent	$1489	$1099
🏘️ Family rent	$2612	$1926
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$525
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.8	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2773	$2041
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	51	91
😀 Quality of life	85	91
🏙️ Population	1.57M	2.75M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 8% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 1650th and 2104th ($2133 vs $1972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in the United Arab Emirates and Italy, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1 months in Rome. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 424th and 134th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Abu Dhabi	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.11	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$63.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.9	$6.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1728	$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1197	$861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3067	$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$1571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4681	$8628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8556	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.63	$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$5.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.55	$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.56	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.22	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.9	$107
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.1	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$628	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14421	$14156

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2470
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1543
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1455
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2356
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1173
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$2100
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$2015
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$797
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1082
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1062
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1340
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1218
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1193
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$494
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$965
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1059
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$497
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$778
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$917
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$521
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$526
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$505
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$454
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$457
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$485
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$471
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$530
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$514
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$700
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$559
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$459
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1628
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$469

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1179
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1779
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1707
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1512
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1417
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1400
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1683
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1367
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1166
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1173
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1322
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1474
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1421
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1316
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1212
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1383
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1473
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1296
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1217
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1215
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1395
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1240
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1407
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1346
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1429
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1385
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1645
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1048
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1480
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1570
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1413
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1305
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1476
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1201
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1431
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1685
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1330