Abu Dhabi vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$5408
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$1480
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$2344
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$3141
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	53	86
😀 Quality of life	83	93
🏙️ Population	1.48M	2.79M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 25% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 2320th and 861st ($1828 vs $2453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in the United Arab Emirates and Canada, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.3 months in Toronto. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 438th and 59th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Abu Dhabi	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$17118

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2267
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2370
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2291
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$1946
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2142
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2432
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2185
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2017
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1861
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1899
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1554
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2009
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2021
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2089
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1783
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2056
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1977
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2183
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2056
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2145
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1910
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2082
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1990
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2101
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1680
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2097
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2081
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2095