Abu Dhabi vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$7903
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$2366
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$4375
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$686
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$5439
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
52
87
😀 Quality of life
82
91
🏙️ Population
1.48M
1.39M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 44% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 1938th and 26th ($1936 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 23rd 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 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs San Diego ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 369th and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$8.8
 Cappuccino
$5.69
$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$2498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$2064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$4740
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$3919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$73.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$11408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$8035
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$71.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$22.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$4.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$79.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$129
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$1701
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$18429

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$1673
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$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

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$3051
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$2969
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$2868
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$2851
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$2867
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2910
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$1184
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2788
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2784
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$2879
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1032
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$1029
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$2884
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2722
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3046
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2732
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3094
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$2709
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2597
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$3070
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$3155
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2751
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2684
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2681
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2803
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$2461
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2755
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2637
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$1027
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2730
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3513
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$2957
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2960
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$3180
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$2944
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$2879
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2609
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$2606