Abu Dhabi vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 08, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1913	$3166
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4243	$7457
🏠 One person rent	$1245	$2003
🏘️ Family rent	$2144	$3431
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$801
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.8	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3041	$6534
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	80
😀 Quality of life	84	92
🏙️ Population	1.57M	737K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 40% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 2289th and 121st ($1913 vs $3166) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 85th 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 1.6 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Seattle ranked 23rd in the United States, while ranked 424th and 90th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Abu Dhabi	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.5	$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.52	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.4	$7.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$3.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1345	$2114
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$974	$1659
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2411	$3917
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$2874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.2	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$273
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$75.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.21%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5729	$7240
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12723	$5219
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$2.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.63	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$4.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$4.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$6.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$23.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.61	$16.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$6.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$5.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$6.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$3.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.21	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.06	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.78	$5.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.93	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.1	$73.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.1	$146
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$613	$2327
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12362	$29557

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1716
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2507
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1387
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1449
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2504
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1080
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1211
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1453
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1769
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1688
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$630
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$791
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$995
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1205
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1239
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1235
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1116
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$536
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1063
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1057
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$805
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$537
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$894
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$915
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$517
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$531
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$566
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$464
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$491
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$541
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$522
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$577
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$525
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$528
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$539
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$601
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$514
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1694
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1248
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$492

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2825
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3264
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2875
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2612
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2639
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2849
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2766
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2613
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3249
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2772
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2767
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2679
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2669
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2638
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2653
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2518
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2821
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2631
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2541
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2587
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2620
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2307
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2624
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2539
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2662
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2797
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2616
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2535
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2587
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2411
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2621
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2447
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2631
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2746
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2483
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2496
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2737
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2180