Abu Dhabi vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abu Dhabi	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1802	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4691	$2178
🏠 One person rent	$1140	$442
🏘️ Family rent	$2569	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.3	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3906	$846
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	52	82
😀 Quality of life	83	67
🏙️ Population	1.48M	5.38M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 106% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 2486th and 6204th ($1802 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in the United Arab Emirates and Russia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 405th and 3645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Saint Petersburg

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	Abu Dhabi	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.9	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$5.81	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1179	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$880	$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2759	$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2207	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.18%	16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4957	$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4315	$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.28	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.21	$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.61	$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.83	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.95	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.5	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$667	$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12787	$6847

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2309
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1503
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1050
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2084
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1232
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1810
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1719
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$786
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$994
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1218
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1267
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1226
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1110
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$870
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$989
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$556
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$878
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$928
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$520
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$547
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$558
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$548
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$541
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$546
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$537
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$687
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$531
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$467
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$639
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$489
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1586
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$507

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$846
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$979
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1149
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$682
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1378
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1439
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1416
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1447
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1230
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$973
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1389
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1453
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$440
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1120
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1453
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1532
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1123
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1631
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1782
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1499
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1570
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$514
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1936
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1278
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1562
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1360
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2023
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1534
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1447
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$966
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1431
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1363
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1467
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1466
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1414
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1584
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1102
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1525