Abu Dhabi vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abu Dhabi	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1802	$1991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4691	$4487
🏠 One person rent	$1140	$1094
🏘️ Family rent	$2569	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.3	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3906	$3539
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	52	95
😀 Quality of life	83	96
🏙️ Population	1.48M	985K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 9% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 2486th and 1883rd ($1802 vs $1991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd 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 2.2 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.8 months in Stockholm. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 405th and 17th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Abu Dhabi	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.9	$7.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.81	$4.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1179	$1349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$880	$863
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2759	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2207	$1592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.18%	4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4957	$10247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4315	$5552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$98.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.28	$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.21	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.61	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.83	$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.95	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.5	$24
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$667	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12787	$7335

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1628
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1730
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1586
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1638
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1637
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1602
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1604
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1460
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1460
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1274
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1338
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1164
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1285
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1463
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1275
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1347
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1209
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1363
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1510
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1593
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1259
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1544
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1415
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1591
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1546
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1417
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1331
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1151
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$923
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1571
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1525
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1267
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1468
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1325
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1328