Abu Dhabi vs Vaduz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Abu Dhabi	Vaduz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1936	$2390
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4876	$5607
🏠 One person rent	$1291	$1166
🏘️ Family rent	$2811	$2046
🍽️ Food expenses	$427	$892
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.9	$90
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3588	$7735
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	52	29
😀 Quality of life	82	70
🏙️ Population	1.48M	5.67K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 19% less expensive than in Vaduz. Cities ranked 1938th and 860th ($1936 vs $2390) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Liechtenstein, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Liechtenstein comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 3.2 months in Vaduz. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Vaduz ranked 2nd in Liechtenstein, while ranked 369th and 2938th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Vaduz

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	Abu Dhabi	Vaduz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.91	$30.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$117
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.3	$5.74
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$6.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$4.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1396	$1129
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$977	$958
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3226	$2097
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2329	$1736
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$109	$49.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.77%	7.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5079	$10516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4566	$4840
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$3.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.7	$70.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$32.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$3.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$6.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$27.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$44.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$4.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$18.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.81	$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.3	$12.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.96	$5.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.51	$4.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.4	$85.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$20.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.6	$90.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$42.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.1	$150
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$167
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$717	$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11210	$13692

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

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

Cities near Vaduz

Distance	City	Cost of living
3 km or 1.9 mi	Schaan	$2243
12 km or 7.7 mi	Feldkirch	$1637
32 km or 20 mi	Chur	$2193
33 km or 21 mi	St. Gallen	$2322
34 km or 21 mi	Lustenau	$1612
35 km or 22 mi	Dornbirn	$1605
44 km or 27 mi	Bregenz	$1705
47 km or 29 mi	Lindau	$1585
51 km or 32 mi	Wil	$2431
53 km or 33 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2916
57 km or 36 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1717
59 km or 36 mi	Wetzikon	$2949
62 km or 38 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2649
64 km or 40 mi	Konstanz	$2182
65 km or 40 mi	Uster	$3059
65 km or 40 mi	Wadenswil	$3001
65 km or 40 mi	Wangen im Allgau	$1772
66 km or 41 mi	Frauenfeld	$2436
71 km or 44 mi	Sonthofen	$1599
71 km or 44 mi	Horgen	$3051
72 km or 45 mi	Ravensburg	$1892
72 km or 45 mi	Winterthur	$3178
74 km or 46 mi	Dubendorf	$3200
75 km or 46 mi	Weingarten	$1807
75 km or 47 mi	Uberlingen	$1910
76 km or 47 mi	Baar	$3083
76 km or 47 mi	Zug	$3444
78 km or 49 mi	Radolfzell	$1806
79 km or 49 mi	Zurich	$3380
83 km or 52 mi	Altstetten	$3073
85 km or 53 mi	Leutkirch im Allgau	$1771
85 km or 53 mi	Bulach	$2930
86 km or 54 mi	Singen	$1660
89 km or 55 mi	Bad Waldsee	$1862
89 km or 55 mi	Kempten	$1585
89 km or 56 mi	Dietikon	$2861
91 km or 57 mi	Schaffhausen	$2354
93 km or 58 mi	Lucerne	$2925
93 km or 58 mi	Emmen	$2882
95 km or 59 mi	Kriens	$2838