Abu Dhabi vs Vaduz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Vaduz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$2557
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4670	$5972
🏠 One person rent	$1489	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$2612	$2196
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$923
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.8	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2773	$9398
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	51	29
😀 Quality of life	85	70
🏙️ Population	1.57M	5.67K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 17% less expensive than in Vaduz. Cities ranked 1650th and 801st ($2133 vs $2557) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 3.7 months in Vaduz. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Vaduz ranked 1st in Liechtenstein, while ranked 424th and 3615th 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	$8.11	$31.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$88.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$19.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.9	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$7.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$4.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1728	$1257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1197	$1002
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3067	$2315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$1786
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88	$58.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	7.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4681	$17182
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8556	$7145
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.63	$28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$2.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$3.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$9.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$26.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$50.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$4.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$4.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.55	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.56	$8.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.22	$4.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$23.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.9	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.1	$145
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$181
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$628	$377
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14421	$17404

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2470
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1543
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1455
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2356
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1173
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$2100
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$2015
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$797
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1082
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1062
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1340
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1218
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1193
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$494
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$965
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1059
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$497
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$778
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$917
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$521
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$526
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$505
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$454
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$457
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$485
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$471
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$530
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$514
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$700
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$559
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$459
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1628
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$469

Cities near Vaduz

Distance	City	Cost of living
3 km or 1.9 mi	Schaan	$2459
12 km or 7.7 mi	Feldkirch	$2103
32 km or 20 mi	Chur	$2850
33 km or 21 mi	St. Gallen	$3120
34 km or 21 mi	Lustenau	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Dornbirn	$2036
44 km or 27 mi	Bregenz	$1844
47 km or 29 mi	Lindau	$1709
51 km or 32 mi	Wil	$2638
53 km or 33 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3286
57 km or 36 mi	Friedrichshafen	$2091
59 km or 36 mi	Wetzikon	$3240
62 km or 38 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2986
64 km or 40 mi	Konstanz	$1807
65 km or 40 mi	Uster	$3239
65 km or 40 mi	Wadenswil	$3441
65 km or 40 mi	Wangen im Allgau	$1916
66 km or 41 mi	Frauenfeld	$2641
71 km or 44 mi	Sonthofen	$1714
71 km or 44 mi	Horgen	$3492
72 km or 45 mi	Ravensburg	$1850
72 km or 45 mi	Winterthur	$3267
74 km or 46 mi	Dubendorf	$3281
75 km or 46 mi	Weingarten	$1809
75 km or 47 mi	Uberlingen	$1784
76 km or 47 mi	Baar	$3519
76 km or 47 mi	Zug	$4491
78 km or 49 mi	Radolfzell	$1751
79 km or 49 mi	Zurich	$3857
83 km or 52 mi	Altstetten	$3514
85 km or 53 mi	Leutkirch im Allgau	$1836
85 km or 53 mi	Bulach	$3231
86 km or 54 mi	Singen	$1703
89 km or 55 mi	Bad Waldsee	$1822
89 km or 55 mi	Kempten	$1678
89 km or 56 mi	Dietikon	$3348
91 km or 57 mi	Schaffhausen	$2611
93 km or 58 mi	Lucerne	$3321
93 km or 58 mi	Emmen	$3288
95 km or 59 mi	Kriens	$3199