Abu Dhabi vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2070	$1646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4485	$3641
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$932
🏘️ Family rent	$2400	$1570
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$528
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.3	$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2675	$912
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	51	8
😀 Quality of life	85	48
🏙️ Population	1.57M	24.7K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 26% more expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 1859th and 3471st ($2070 vs $1646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and the Seychelles, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 447th and 6854th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Victoria

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	Abu Dhabi	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.29	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.6	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$4.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1520	$927
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2679	$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2026	$1259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.7	$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$97.1	$116
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.26%	12.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4936	$464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10145	$1188
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.58	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.36	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$4.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.2	$19.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.82	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.75	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.9	$84.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$7.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.6	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$649	$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13889	$8971

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2420
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1473
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1457
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2183
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1214
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$2014
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1923
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$796
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1080
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1109
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1309
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1192
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1135
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$545
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$931
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1037
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$541
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$823
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$928
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$575
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$465
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$489
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$547
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$523
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$575
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$563
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$761
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$627
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$487
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1632
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$492

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$724
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1652
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1237
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1233
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$743
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$481
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$553
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$807
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$815
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$672
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$697
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$749
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$604
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$819
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$796
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$763
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$588
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1562
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$551
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1588
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$544
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1600
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1624
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1597
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1681
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1602
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1795
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1618
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1640
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1468
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1521
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$496
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1181
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$408
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$523
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$712
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$542
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$419