Abu Dhabi vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abu Dhabi	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1802	$2094
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4691	$5008
🏠 One person rent	$1140	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$2569	$2171
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.3	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3906	$3950
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	52	93
😀 Quality of life	83	95
🏙️ Population	1.48M	548K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 14% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 2486th and 1613th ($1802 vs $2094) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 10th in the United Arab Emirates and the Netherlands, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.9 months in The Hague. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 405th and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs The Hague

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	Abu Dhabi	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.9	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.81	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1179	$1339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$880	$1020
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2759	$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2207	$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.18%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4957	$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4315	$3777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$4.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.28	$25.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.21	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.61	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.83	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.95	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.5	$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$667	$2052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12787	$9165

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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 The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1991
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2228
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2373
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2184
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2180
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2375
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2064
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1750
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2076
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2046
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1865
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$1968
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1782
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1412
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$1831
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1762
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1709
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1921
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1611