Abu Dhabi vs Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$1529
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$243
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$583
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$306
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	53	78
😀 Quality of life	83	58
🏙️ Population	1.48M	2.24M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 228% more expensive than in Tangerang. Cities ranked 2320th and 8142nd ($1828 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 12th in the United Arab Emirates and Indonesia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.5 months in Tangerang. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Tangerang ranked 5th in Indonesia, while ranked 438th and 5471st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Tangerang

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	Abu Dhabi	Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$1.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$49.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$76
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$1727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$474
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$9.22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$2.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$3.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$4.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$38.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$7618

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2379
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1494
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1844
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2240
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1239
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1779
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1709
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$780
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$967
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1223
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1243
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1090
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$547
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1068
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1056
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$548
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$897
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$901
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$514
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$589
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$551
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$546
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$563
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$557
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$585
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$515
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$464
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$605
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$529
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1637
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	South Tangerang	$536
24 km or 15 mi	Jakarta	$701
32 km or 20 mi	Depok	$385
41 km or 26 mi	Bekasi	$518
50 km or 31 mi	Bogor	$513
54 km or 33 mi	Serang	$492
71 km or 44 mi	Cilegon	$488
89 km or 55 mi	Sukabumi	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Cimahi	$500
134 km or 83 mi	Bandung	$545
173 km or 107 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
189 km or 117 mi	Metro	$432
216 km or 134 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
222 km or 138 mi	Cirebon	$521
248 km or 154 mi	Banjar	$490
287 km or 178 mi	Tegal	$480
314 km or 195 mi	Cilacap	$474
345 km or 215 mi	Pekalongan	$471
405 km or 251 mi	Prabumulih	$417
411 km or 255 mi	Palembang	$395
427 km or 265 mi	Semarang	$493
445 km or 276 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
446 km or 277 mi	Salatiga	$421
450 km or 279 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
487 km or 303 mi	Surakarta	$417
526 km or 327 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
552 km or 343 mi	Bengkulu	$500
564 km or 350 mi	Madiun	$486
610 km or 379 mi	Jambi	$458
621 km or 386 mi	Kediri	$464
645 km or 401 mi	Blitar	$453
656 km or 408 mi	Mojokerto	$505
677 km or 421 mi	Batu	$410
685 km or 425 mi	Surabaya	$549
690 km or 429 mi	Malang	$365
711 km or 442 mi	Pasuruan	$510
747 km or 464 mi	Probolinggo	$614
748 km or 465 mi	Pontianak	$427
825 km or 513 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
829 km or 515 mi	Singkawang	$430