Abu Dhabi vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1802
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4691
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$2569
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3906
$570
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
52
5
😀 Quality of life
83
50
🏙️ Population
1.48M
115K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 366% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 2486th and 9013th ($1802 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 2.2 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 405th and 6232nd 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
$10.9
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.3
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.9
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$5.81
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1179
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$880
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2759
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2207
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4957
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4315
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.21
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.61
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.83
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.95
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.9
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.5
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.3
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$667
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12787
$691

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$1630
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$455
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$314
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$298
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$930
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$331
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$312
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$282
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$390
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$311
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$297
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$321
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$309
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$443
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$380
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$311
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284