Abu Dhabi vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$2576
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$5834
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$1582
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$2702
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$610
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$3483
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
52
86
😀 Quality of life
82
94
🏙️ Population
1.48M
2.79M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 25% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 1938th and 571st ($1936 vs $2576) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 369th and 36th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$6.53
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$1662
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$1377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$2941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$2385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$10196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$8230
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$2.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$4.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$18837

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$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
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$2390
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2600
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2358
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2128
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2192
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2578
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2114
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1598
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2293
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2082
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2032
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2244
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$2073
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1862
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1510
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2218
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1734
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1821
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1915
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1879
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2125
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1408
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1949
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2072
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2084
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2217
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2194
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2127
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2031
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2156
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2004
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2074
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2049
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2085
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2097
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1816
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2178
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2151
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2190