Abu Dhabi vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$1081
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$436
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
52
5
😀 Quality of life
82
36
🏙️ Population
1.48M
79.2K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 329% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 1938th and 8761st ($1936 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in the United Arab Emirates and Bhutan, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 369th and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Thimphu

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Abu Dhabi Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$7.06
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$701

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$476
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$343
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$325
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$337
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$1014
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$339
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$325
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$376
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$342
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$367
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$319
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1095
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$299
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$315
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$360
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$318
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$290
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$290
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$271
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$293
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$337
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$311
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$303
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$455
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$355
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$456
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$387
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$446
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$390
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$287
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$345
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$310
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$304
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$335
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$312
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$276
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$288