Abu Dhabi vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Abu Dhabi | Stockholm | |
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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 | ||
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The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 18% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1859th and 849th ($2070 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Sweden, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Sweden comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 447th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Stockholm
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| Abu Dhabi | Stockholm | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Stockholm
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 5.1 km or 3.2 mi |  Solna | |
| 5.2 km or 3.3 mi | Lidingo | |
| 13 km or 7.9 mi | Taby | |
| 16 km or 9.9 mi | Sollentuna | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Tumba | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Akersberga | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Sodertalje | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Marsta | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Sigtuna | |
| 63 km or 39 mi | Uppsala | |
| 87 km or 54 mi | Nykoping | |
| 92 km or 57 mi | Eskilstuna | |
| 92 km or 57 mi | Vasteras | |
| 105 km or 65 mi | Sala | |
| 138 km or 86 mi | Norrkoping | |
| 158 km or 98 mi | Gavle | |
| 163 km or 101 mi | Orebro | |
| 174 km or 108 mi | Linkoping | |
| 185 km or 115 mi | Ludvika | |
| 190 km or 118 mi | Visby | |
| 195 km or 121 mi | Borlange | |
| 195 km or 121 mi | Falun | |
| 253 km or 157 mi | Mariestad | |
| 258 km or 161 mi | Karlstad | |
| 262 km or 163 mi |  Raisio | |
| 264 km or 164 mi | Skovde | |
| 265 km or 165 mi | Turku | |
| 268 km or 167 mi | Kaarina | |
| 271 km or 168 mi | Mora | |
| 274 km or 170 mi | Vetlanda | |
| 275 km or 171 mi | Rauma | |
| 281 km or 175 mi |  Kuressaare | |
| 284 km or 177 mi | Jonkoping | |
| 297 km or 184 mi |  Ventspils | |
| 306 km or 190 mi | Salo | |
| 310 km or 193 mi | Raseborg | |
| 312 km or 194 mi | Arvika | |
| 313 km or 195 mi | Kalmar | |
| 315 km or 196 mi | Pori | |
| 332 km or 206 mi | Vaxjo |