Abu Dhabi vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1942	$2132
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$5197
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$1089
🏘️ Family rent	$2152	$1885
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$658
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.2	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3050	$3535
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	53	98
😀 Quality of life	85	95
🏙️ Population	1.57M	1.97M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 9% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 2187th and 1640th ($1942 vs $2132) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Austria, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.7 months in Vienna. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 443rd and 39th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Vienna

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	Abu Dhabi	Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.53	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.7	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1358	$1128
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2476	$2026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1762	$1430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.6	$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.01%	3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5485	$10556
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12028	$6355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.63	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$4.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.29	$7.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$19.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.73	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.92	$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.5	$163
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$598	$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12663	$25585

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2514
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1419
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1449
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2521
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1228
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1849
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1770
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$792
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1078
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1201
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1230
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1081
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$530
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$908
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1008
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$529
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$873
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$930
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$568
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$553
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$453
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$477
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$530
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$503
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$573
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$557
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$761
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$624
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$463
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1627
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$483

Cities near Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1859
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1976
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1917
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$2019
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1497
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1388
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1774
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$1052
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1759
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$1148
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1233
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$917
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1229
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1311
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$823
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$861
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1570
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1468
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$985
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1097
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1574
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1606
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1176
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1378
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1134
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1148
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1229
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$1103
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1257
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1685
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1651
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1282
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1182
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1760
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$845
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1707
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1660
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$1056
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1308
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$946