Abu Dhabi vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$4464
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$1251
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$1909
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$484
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$3795
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
52
94
😀 Quality of life
82
93
🏙️ Population
1.48M
592K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 4% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 1938th and 1756th ($1936 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in the United Arab Emirates and the Netherlands, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.9 months in Rotterdam. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Rotterdam ranked 3rd in the Netherlands, while ranked 369th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Rotterdam

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Abu Dhabi Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$5.49
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$1267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$1585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$5063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$4.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$9.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$4.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$1521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$12166

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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

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1804
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$1850
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$1886
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$1836
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2205
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1741
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1822
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1832
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2055
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1854
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2135
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2465
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$1939
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1833
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2545
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$1894
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2092
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1498
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$1981
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1919
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$1897
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$1647
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2001
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1841
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1376
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1965
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1650
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$1756
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1631
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1818
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1909
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1539
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$1971
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1413
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413