Abu Dhabi vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2070
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4485
$974
🏠 One person rent
$1417
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$2400
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.3
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2675
$310
😷 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 199% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 1859th and 7286th ($2070 vs $693) 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 23rd in India, while ranked 447th and 5975th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.29
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.8
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$5.55
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1520
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1151
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2679
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2026
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.7
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.1
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.26%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4936
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10145
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.58
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.82
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.75
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.9
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.6
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$649
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13889
$929

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$1457
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$2183
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$1148
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$1214
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$1373
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$2014
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1923
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$796
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1080
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1109
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1192
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1135
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$545
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$931
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1037
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$541
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$823
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$928
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$545
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$575
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$565
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$465
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$489
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$547
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$523
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$575
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$563
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$613
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$761
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$627
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$487
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1632
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$492

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Distance City Cost of living
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$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$287
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$382
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$373
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$294
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$362
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$437
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$355
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$379
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$475
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$401
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$310
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$733
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$378
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$302
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$344
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$502
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$297
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$324
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$355
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$257
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$326
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$284
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$268
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$286
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$385
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$331
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$282
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$301
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$282
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$317
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$303
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$321
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$360
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$326
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$319