Abu Dhabi vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abu Dhabi	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1802	$2650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4691	$5860
🏠 One person rent	$1140	$1697
🏘️ Family rent	$2569	$2823
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$644
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.3	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3906	$3361
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	52	78
😀 Quality of life	83	92
🏙️ Population	1.48M	662K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 32% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 2486th and 512th ($1802 vs $2650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st 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 2.2 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 5th in Canada, while ranked 405th and 100th 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	$10.9	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.9	$6.59
☕ Cappuccino	$5.81	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1179	$1905
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$880	$1486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2759	$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2207	$2487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.18%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4957	$10997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4315	$7402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.28	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.21	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.61	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$5.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.83	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.95	$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.5	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$65
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$667	$1165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12787	$16245

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2309
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1503
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1050
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2084
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1232
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1810
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1719
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$786
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$994
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1218
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1267
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1226
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1110
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$870
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$989
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$556
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$878
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$928
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$520
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$547
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$558
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$548
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$541
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$546
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$537
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$687
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$531
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$467
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$639
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$489
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1586
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$507

Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2502
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2220
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2589
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2330
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2417
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$1983
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1789
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2278
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2248
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2185
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2263
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2469
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2609
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1913
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2576
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2569
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2821
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$3091
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2263
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2866
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2784
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2901
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2491
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3229
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$2908
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3179
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2743