Abu Dhabi vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$2488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$5527
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$1579
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$2615
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$3246
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	78
😀 Quality of life	83	92
🏙️ Population	1.48M	662K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 27% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 2320th and 819th ($1828 vs $2488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd 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 Vancouver. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 438th and 86th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Vancouver

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	Abu Dhabi	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$5.71
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$1747
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$3049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$2320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$6774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$85.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$3.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$100
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$17240

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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 Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2093
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2495
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2280
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2021
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2466
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2047
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2023
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2692
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1810
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2598
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2589
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2785
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2973
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2155
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2625
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2718
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2882
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2462
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3239
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3015
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3273
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2759