Abu Dhabi vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abu Dhabi	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1802	$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4691	$7212
🏠 One person rent	$1140	$1829
🏘️ Family rent	$2569	$3413
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$707
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.3	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3906	$6392
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	52	80
😀 Quality of life	83	92
🏙️ Population	1.48M	737K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 38% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 2486th and 206th ($1802 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 168th 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 2.2 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 405th and 102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Abu Dhabi	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.9	$8.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.81	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1179	$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$880	$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2759	$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2207	$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.18%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4957	$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4315	$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.28	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.21	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.61	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.83	$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.95	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.5	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$667	$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12787	$28179

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263