Abu Dhabi vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2133
$3105
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4670
$7072
🏠 One person rent
$1489
$2101
🏘️ Family rent
$2612
$3780
🍽️ Food expenses
$432
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.8
$284
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2773
$4276
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
51
89
😀 Quality of life
85
97
🏙️ Population
1.57M
5.87M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 31% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 1650th and 165th ($2133 vs $3105) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Singapore, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 424th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Singapore City

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Abu Dhabi Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.11
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.9
$54.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.6
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.9
$8.25
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1728
$2576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1197
$1821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3067
$4755
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2202
$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4681
$23858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8556
$7397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.63
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$2.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$2.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$26.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$29.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$4.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.55
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$10.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.56
$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.22
$4.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.8
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.9
$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$628
$1438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14421
$27027

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$1455
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$2356
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$1170
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$1173
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$1355
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$2100
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$2015
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$797
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1082
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1062
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1218
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1193
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$494
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$965
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1059
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$497
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$778
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$917
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$521
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$526
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$505
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$454
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$457
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$485
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$471
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$530
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$514
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$558
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$700
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$559
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$459
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1628
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$469

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$2823
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$843
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$501
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$717
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$737
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$759
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$707
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$617
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$488
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$466
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$576
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$610
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$654
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$798
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$741
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$417
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$743
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$621
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$678
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$794
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$677
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$371
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$555
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$393
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$531
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$422
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$438
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$720
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$428
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$762
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$637