Abu Dhabi vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$2439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4670	$5447
🏠 One person rent	$1489	$1383
🏘️ Family rent	$2612	$2366
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.8	$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2773	$3766
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	51	95
😀 Quality of life	85	95
🏙️ Population	1.57M	985K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 13% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1650th and 1008th ($2133 vs $2439) 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 424th and 19th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Abu Dhabi	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.11	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$88.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.9	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1728	$1658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1197	$1052
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3067	$2807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$1877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4681	$11775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8556	$6727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.63	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$3.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.55	$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.56	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.22	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.9	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$33.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.1	$116
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$628	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14421	$17265

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2470
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1543
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1455
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2356
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1173
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$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

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2014
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1211
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1789
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1979
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1794
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1672
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1842
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1659
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1625
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1583
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1463
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1507
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1363
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1269
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1303
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1251
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1543
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1337
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1498
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1298
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1810
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1479
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1481
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1531
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1503
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1560
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1529
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1625
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1370
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1225
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$932
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1535
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1597
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1423
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1629
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1416
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1464