Abu Dhabi vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abu Dhabi	Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1802	$1447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4691	$3442
🏠 One person rent	$1140	$758
🏘️ Family rent	$2569	$1325
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$469
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.3	$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3906	$1738
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	52	56
😀 Quality of life	83	86
🏙️ Population	1.48M	458K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 25% more expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 2486th and 3932nd ($1802 vs $1447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Estonia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Estonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.2 months in Tallinn. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Tallinn ranked 1st in Estonia, while ranked 405th and 323rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Tallinn

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	Abu Dhabi	Tallinn
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$67.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.9	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$5.81	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1179	$699
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$880	$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2759	$1317
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2207	$897
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$317
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.18%	5.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4957	$4778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4315	$3290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$33.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.28	$10
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$8.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.21	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.61	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.83	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.95	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.5	$64.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$667	$519
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12787	$7079

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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 Tallinn

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Maardu	$1278
78 km or 48 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
83 km or 51 mi	Helsinki	$1936
86 km or 53 mi	Espoo	$2023
92 km or 57 mi	Rakvere	$973
95 km or 59 mi	Raseborg	$1525
97 km or 60 mi	Vantaa	$1782
98 km or 61 mi	Lohja	$1363
109 km or 67 mi	Tuusula	$1570
109 km or 68 mi	Kerava	$1532
115 km or 71 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1562
117 km or 72 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1631
118 km or 73 mi	Parnu	$1102
118 km or 73 mi	Porvoo	$1453
129 km or 80 mi	Viljandi	$966
133 km or 83 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1360
138 km or 86 mi	Salo	$1571
144 km or 89 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
144 km or 90 mi	Riihimaki	$1534
163 km or 102 mi	Tartu	$1120
168 km or 104 mi	Kotka	$1416
171 km or 106 mi	Kaarina	$1546
171 km or 107 mi	Sillamae	$979
175 km or 108 mi	Hameenlinna	$1431
178 km or 111 mi	Turku	$1591
179 km or 111 mi	Lahti	$1453
185 km or 115 mi	Raisio	$1544
185 km or 115 mi	Kuressaare	$1151
186 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1439
193 km or 120 mi	Kouvola	$1447
196 km or 122 mi	Narva	$846
207 km or 129 mi	Valkeakoski	$1584
215 km or 133 mi	Valmiera	$893
235 km or 146 mi	Sastamala	$1469
235 km or 146 mi	Tampere	$1527
237 km or 147 mi	Nokia	$1499
243 km or 151 mi	Ylojarvi	$1496
259 km or 161 mi	Rauma	$1331
262 km or 163 mi	Lappeenranta	$1378
271 km or 168 mi	Jamsa	$1467