Abu Dhabi vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$1842
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	53	92
😀 Quality of life	83	86
🏙️ Population	1.48M	2.75M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 6% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 2320th and 2624th ($1828 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 438th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Rome

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	Abu Dhabi	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$9864

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201