Abu Dhabi vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2070
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4485
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$1417
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$2400
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.3
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2675
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
51
5
😀 Quality of life
85
45
🏙️ Population
1.57M
115K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 402% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 1859th and 8957th ($2070 vs $412) 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 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 447th and 7238th 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
$9.29
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.8
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$5.55
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1520
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1151
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2679
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2026
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.7
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.1
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.26%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4936
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10145
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.58
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.82
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.75
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.9
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.6
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$649
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13889
$633

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$1710
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$2420
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1473
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1457
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2183
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1214
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$2014
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1923
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$796
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1080
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1109
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1192
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1135
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$545
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$931
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1037
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$541
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$823
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$928
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$545
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$575
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$565
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$465
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$489
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$547
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$523
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$575
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$563
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$613
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$761
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$627
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$487
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1632
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$492

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285