Abu Dhabi vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$5785
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$1629
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$2825
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$3016
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
52
78
😀 Quality of life
82
93
🏙️ Population
1.48M
662K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 24% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 1938th and 587th ($1936 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 1.2 months in Vancouver. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 369th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$5.83
 Cappuccino
$5.69
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$1786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$1418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$2490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$12194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$7826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$99.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$17.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$2.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$3.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$1092
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$14942

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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

Cities near Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2529
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2255
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2595
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2329
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2407
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2595
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2034
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1990
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1455
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2251
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1760
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2134
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2445
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2451
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2576
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1721
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2585
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2604
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2627
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2663
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2750
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2837
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3118
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2279
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2729
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2728
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2920
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2313
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3262
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2974
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3345
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2814
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2758