Abu Dhabi vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Abu Dhabi | Singapore City | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 40% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 2320th and 129th ($1828 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.3 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 438th and 11th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 117 km or 73 mi |  Madinat Zayed | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Dubai | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Sharjah | |
| 143 km or 89 mi | Al Ain | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Ajman | |
| 170 km or 105 mi | Umm al-Quwain | |
| 211 km or 131 mi | Fujairah | |
| 237 km or 147 mi | Ras al-Khaimah | |
| 300 km or 187 mi |  Doha | |
| 318 km or 198 mi | Al Khor | |
| 356 km or 221 mi |  Bandar Abbas | |
| 365 km or 227 mi |  Nizwa | |
| 395 km or 246 mi | Seeb | |
| 425 km or 264 mi |  Riffa | |
| 427 km or 265 mi | Manama | |
| 428 km or 266 mi | Isa Town | |
| 439 km or 273 mi | Muscat | |
| 454 km or 282 mi | Jahrom | |
| 468 km or 291 mi |  Dhahran | |
| 481 km or 299 mi | Dammam | |
| 486 km or 302 mi | Al-Mubarraz | |
| 501 km or 311 mi | Fasa | |
| 514 km or 320 mi | Qatif | |
| 548 km or 341 mi | Jubail | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Sirjan | |
| 575 km or 357 mi | Jiroft | |
| 599 km or 372 mi | Shiraz | |
| 610 km or 379 mi | Bushehr | |
| 617 km or 384 mi | Borazjan | |
| 620 km or 385 mi | Marvdasht | |
| 632 km or 392 mi | Kazerun | |
| 637 km or 396 mi | Chabahar | |
| 649 km or 404 mi | Bam | |
| 678 km or 421 mi | Rafsanjan | |
| 698 km or 434 mi | Kerman | |
| 701 km or 435 mi | Iranshahr | |
| 741 km or 460 mi | Yasuj | |
| 775 km or 481 mi | Riyadh | |
| 790 km or 491 mi |  Al Wafrah | |
| 792 km or 492 mi | Behbahan |
Cities near Singapore City
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 3.3 km or 2.1 mi |  Bukit Merah | |
| 18 km or 11 mi |  Johor Bahru | |
| 35 km or 22 mi |  Batam | |
| 84 km or 52 mi | Tanjung Pinang | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Kluang | |
| 114 km or 71 mi | Batu Pahat | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Muar | |
| 199 km or 123 mi | Malacca | |
| 261 km or 162 mi | Seremban | |
| 264 km or 164 mi | Dumai | |
| 275 km or 171 mi | Pekanbaru | |
| 285 km or 177 mi | Kuantan | |
| 296 km or 184 mi | Putrajaya | |
| 299 km or 186 mi | Cyberjaya | |
| 311 km or 193 mi | Kuala Lumpur | |
| 314 km or 195 mi | Subang Jaya | |
| 316 km or 196 mi | Petaling Jaya | |
| 321 km or 199 mi | Shah Alam | |
| 322 km or 200 mi | Jambi | |
| 325 km or 202 mi | Klang | |
| 328 km or 204 mi | Chukai | |
| 434 km or 269 mi | Teluk Intan | |
| 454 km or 282 mi | Kuala Terengganu | |
| 457 km or 284 mi | Padang | |
| 476 km or 296 mi | Ipoh | |
| 482 km or 299 mi | Tanjungbalai | |
| 488 km or 303 mi | Palembang | |
| 504 km or 313 mi | Padangsidempuan | |
| 521 km or 324 mi | Taiping | |
| 522 km or 324 mi | Lubuklinggau | |
| 528 km or 328 mi | Prabumulih | |
| 558 km or 347 mi | Pematangsiantar | |
| 562 km or 349 mi | Tebing Tinggi | |
| 564 km or 351 mi | Kota Bharu | |
| 578 km or 359 mi | Singkawang | |
| 592 km or 368 mi | Bengkulu | |
| 594 km or 369 mi | Butterworth | |
| 595 km or 370 mi | Pagar Alam | |
| 598 km or 372 mi | George Town | |
| 608 km or 378 mi | Sungai Petani |