Abu Dhabi vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1802
$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4691
$5897
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$1551
🏘️ Family rent
$2569
$2665
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3906
$3590
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
52
86
😀 Quality of life
83
94
🏙️ Population
1.48M
2.79M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 30% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 2486th and 656th ($1802 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th 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 2.2 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 405th and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.3
$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.9
$6.33
☕ Cappuccino
$5.81
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1179
$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$880
$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2759
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2207
$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4957
$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4315
$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.21
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.61
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.83
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.95
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.9
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.5
$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.3
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$667
$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12787
$18156

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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
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$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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$2332
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$2472
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$2618
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2398
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2127
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2266
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2597
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2086
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1635
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2297
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2143
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1975
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$2154
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1971
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1885
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1543
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2012
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1762
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1798
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1873
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1853
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2267
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1999
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1884
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2018
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2095
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2051
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2029
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$1964
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2041
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2038
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$1986
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2017
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2009
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2007
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1814
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2074
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2046
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2085