Abu Dhabi vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Abu Dhabi | Saint Petersburg | |
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| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
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The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 70% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 2282nd and 4995th ($1915 vs $1128) 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 1.6 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.9 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 427th and 3605th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 117 km or 73 mi |  Madinat Zayed | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Dubai | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Sharjah | |
| 143 km or 89 mi | Al Ain | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Ajman | |
| 170 km or 105 mi | Umm al-Quwain | |
| 211 km or 131 mi | Fujairah | |
| 237 km or 147 mi | Ras al-Khaimah | |
| 300 km or 187 mi |  Doha | |
| 318 km or 198 mi | Al Khor | |
| 356 km or 221 mi |  Bandar Abbas | |
| 365 km or 227 mi |  Nizwa | |
| 395 km or 246 mi | Seeb | |
| 425 km or 264 mi |  Riffa | |
| 427 km or 265 mi | Manama | |
| 428 km or 266 mi | Isa Town | |
| 439 km or 273 mi | Muscat | |
| 454 km or 282 mi | Jahrom | |
| 468 km or 291 mi |  Dhahran | |
| 481 km or 299 mi | Dammam | |
| 486 km or 302 mi | Al-Mubarraz | |
| 501 km or 311 mi | Fasa | |
| 514 km or 320 mi | Qatif | |
| 548 km or 341 mi | Jubail | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Sirjan | |
| 575 km or 357 mi | Jiroft | |
| 599 km or 372 mi | Shiraz | |
| 610 km or 379 mi | Bushehr | |
| 617 km or 384 mi | Borazjan | |
| 620 km or 385 mi | Marvdasht | |
| 632 km or 392 mi | Kazerun | |
| 637 km or 396 mi | Chabahar | |
| 649 km or 404 mi | Bam | |
| 678 km or 421 mi | Rafsanjan | |
| 698 km or 434 mi | Kerman | |
| 701 km or 435 mi | Iranshahr | |
| 741 km or 460 mi | Yasuj | |
| 775 km or 481 mi | Riyadh | |
| 790 km or 491 mi |  Al Wafrah | |
| 792 km or 492 mi | Behbahan |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 135 km or 84 mi |  Narva | |
| 156 km or 97 mi | Sillamae | |
| 162 km or 101 mi |  Imatra | |
| 168 km or 104 mi |  Veliky Novgorod | |
| 170 km or 105 mi | Lappeenranta | |
| 181 km or 112 mi | Kohtla-Jarve | |
| 185 km or 115 mi | Hamina | |
| 195 km or 121 mi | Kotka | |
| 223 km or 139 mi | Kouvola | |
| 227 km or 141 mi | Savonlinna | |
| 232 km or 144 mi | Rakvere | |
| 254 km or 158 mi | Mikkeli | |
| 262 km or 163 mi | Porvoo | |
| 263 km or 164 mi | Pskov | |
| 269 km or 167 mi | Tartu | |
| 280 km or 174 mi | Lahti | |
| 293 km or 182 mi | Kerava | |
| 294 km or 183 mi | Varkaus | |
| 294 km or 183 mi | Jarvenpaa | |
| 295 km or 183 mi | Vantaa | |
| 296 km or 184 mi | Joensuu | |
| 297 km or 184 mi | Tuusula | |
| 299 km or 186 mi | Petrozavodsk | |
| 300 km or 186 mi | Helsinki | |
| 302 km or 188 mi | Maardu | |
| 310 km or 192 mi | Nurmijarvi | |
| 310 km or 193 mi | Hyvinkaa | |
| 315 km or 196 mi | Espoo | |
| 317 km or 197 mi | Riihimaki | |
| 318 km or 197 mi | Tallinn | |
| 322 km or 200 mi | Viljandi | |
| 328 km or 204 mi | Kirkkonummi | |
| 342 km or 213 mi | Hameenlinna | |
| 348 km or 216 mi | Lohja | |
| 349 km or 217 mi | Jamsa | |
| 354 km or 220 mi | Jyvaskyla | |
| 356 km or 221 mi | Kuopio | |
| 373 km or 232 mi | Valkeakoski | |
| 374 km or 233 mi | Parnu | |
| 383 km or 238 mi | Raseborg |