Abu Dhabi vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Abu Dhabi	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1936	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4876	$6649
🏠 One person rent	$1291	$1620
🏘️ Family rent	$2811	$3006
🍽️ Food expenses	$427	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.9	$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3588	$3743
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	52	99
😀 Quality of life	82	98
🏙️ Population	1.48M	4.84M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 29% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1938th and 318th ($1936 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Australia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 369th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Sydney

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	Abu Dhabi	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.91	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.3	$6.69
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1396	$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$977	$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3226	$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2329	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$109	$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.77%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5079	$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4566	$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.7	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.81	$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.3	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.96	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.51	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.4	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.6	$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.1	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$717	$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11210	$17934

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2229
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1612
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1132
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$1841
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1191
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1872
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1810
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$787
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1164
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1285
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1375
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1327
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1126
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$798
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$959
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1005
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$890
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$868
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$910
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$604
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$573
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$606
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$646
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$621
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$604
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$606
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$779
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$544
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$530
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$457
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$672
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$561
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1642
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1256
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$541

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816