Abu Dhabi vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4670	$933
🏠 One person rent	$1489	$428
🏘️ Family rent	$2612	$278
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$152
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.8	$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2773	$267
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	51	40
😀 Quality of life	85	60
🏙️ Population	1.57M	5.94M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 222% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 1650th and 7534th ($2133 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in the United Arab Emirates and India, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 424th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Surat

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	Abu Dhabi	Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.11	$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.9	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1728	$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1197	$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3067	$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88	$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4681	$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8556	$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.63	$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.55	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.56	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.22	$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.9	$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.1	$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$628	$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14421	$877

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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 Surat

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Navsari	$267
98 km or 61 mi	Bhavnagar	$273
131 km or 82 mi	Vadodara	$358
164 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$329
170 km or 106 mi	Nadiad	$360
189 km or 117 mi	Vasai	$252
192 km or 119 mi	Malegaon	$370
196 km or 122 mi	Godhra	$350
208 km or 130 mi	Ahmedabad	$433
209 km or 130 mi	Bhiwandi	$335
216 km or 134 mi	Kalyan	$355
222 km or 138 mi	Thane	$464
228 km or 142 mi	Gandhinagar	$391
239 km or 148 mi	Navi Mumbai	$476
244 km or 152 mi	Rajkot	$298
245 km or 152 mi	Mumbai	$717
274 km or 170 mi	Mehsana	$367
284 km or 177 mi	Jalgaon	$285
296 km or 184 mi	Aurangabad	$335
314 km or 195 mi	Pune	$495
332 km or 206 mi	Ratlam	$283
338 km or 210 mi	Porbandar	$312
356 km or 221 mi	Indore	$346
377 km or 234 mi	Ujjain	$241
389 km or 242 mi	Udaipur	$314
399 km or 248 mi	Bhuj	$273
406 km or 252 mi	Satara	$256
436 km or 271 mi	Akola	$282
499 km or 310 mi	Latur	$365
500 km or 311 mi	Bhilwara	$316
505 km or 314 mi	Solapur	$269
511 km or 318 mi	Amravati	$281
512 km or 318 mi	Sangli	$279
514 km or 320 mi	Pali	$299
518 km or 322 mi	Kolhapur	$287
521 km or 324 mi	Nanded	$308
526 km or 327 mi	Bhopal	$335
526 km or 327 mi	Ichalkaranji	$288
541 km or 336 mi	Kota	$309
570 km or 354 mi	Bijapur	$298