Abu Dhabi vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$2033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$4826
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$4114
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	53	81
😀 Quality of life	83	91
🏙️ Population	1.48M	1.43M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 10% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 2320th and 1745th ($1828 vs $2033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1531st in the United Arab Emirates and the United States, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs San Antonio ranked 20th in the United States, while ranked 438th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs San Antonio

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	Abu Dhabi	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$2285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$4263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$2070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$1134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$16552

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2132
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2182
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2224
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2152
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2455
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2260
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2163
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2192
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2215
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1969
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1986
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$726
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1767
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2134
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1877
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1964
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1646
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$759
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$625
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1944
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1853
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2230
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2087
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2732
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1799
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2108
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2133