Abu Dhabi vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$1608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$4004
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$923
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$1998
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$484
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$818
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
52
8
😀 Quality of life
82
59
🏙️ Population
1.48M
24.7K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 20% more expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 1938th and 3034th ($1936 vs $1608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 369th and 5511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$3.69
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$981
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$663
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$1722
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$130
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
16.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$1289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$44.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$6.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$3.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$90.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$71.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$158
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$8062

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$819
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$585
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$587
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$805
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$461
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$452
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$776
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$784
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$829
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$751
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$666
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$718
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$493
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$770
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$852
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$762
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1394
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$706
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$600
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1406
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$622
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1417
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1439
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1411
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1487
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1404
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1618
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1365
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1324
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1334
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1144
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$353
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1127
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$600
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$536
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$815
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$486
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$524