Abu Dhabi vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$1697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$4149
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$891
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$1673
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$485
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$1795
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
52
92
😀 Quality of life
82
87
🏙️ Population
1.48M
2.87M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 14% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 1938th and 2685th ($1936 vs $1697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 369th and 230th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$5.43
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$1043
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$645
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$2193
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$1248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$7657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$3688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$4.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$9.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$2.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$59.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$80.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$9800

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$1673
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$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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$916
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1604
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1504
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1351
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1425
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1363
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1049
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1698
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1261
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1332
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1024
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1011
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1104
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$964
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1339
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1092
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1067
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1056
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1166
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1324
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1066
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1294
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1298
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1231
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1173
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1285
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1321
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1328
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1280
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1516
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1151
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1231
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1337
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1293
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1230
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1347
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1065
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1090
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1527
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1229