Abu Dhabi vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abu Dhabi	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1802	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4691	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$1140	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$2569	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.3	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3906	$4399
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	52	99
😀 Quality of life	83	99
🏙️ Population	1.48M	4.84M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 36% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 2486th and 312th ($1802 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 2.2 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 405th and 4th 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	$10.9	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.9	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.81	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1179	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$880	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2759	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2207	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.18%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4957	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4315	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.28	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.21	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.61	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.83	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.95	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.5	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$667	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12787	$18951

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754