Abu Dhabi vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1915	$1425
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4277	$3377
🏠 One person rent	$1247	$776
🏘️ Family rent	$2181	$1314
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$437
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.9	$80.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3000	$1880
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	53	62
😀 Quality of life	84	82
🏙️ Population	1.57M	581K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 34% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 2282nd and 4222nd ($1915 vs $1425) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Lithuania, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 427th and 506th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Vilnius

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	Abu Dhabi	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.8	$60.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.57	$8.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.4	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.73	$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1359	$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$975	$559
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2488	$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1798	$968
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.2	$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$103	$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.21%	4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5745	$6354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12613	$3785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.64	$11.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.22	$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.82	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.71	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.96	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.1	$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$9.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.4	$55.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$84.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.4	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$612	$645
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12182	$9351

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1713
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2512
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1383
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1450
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2504
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1081
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1215
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1455
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1762
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1688
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$631
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$794
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$995
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1205
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1240
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1226
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1116
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$537
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1063
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1055
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$537
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$893
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$913
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$515
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$530
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$564
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$464
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$489
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$541
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$521
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$578
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$524
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$527
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$536
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$604
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$515
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1695
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1242
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$493

Cities near Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$888
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$903
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1317
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$1000
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$937
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$1010
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$337
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$946
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1079
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$736
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$523
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$1031
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$941
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1126
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$612
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$1162
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$907
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$859
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1052
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$1108
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1277
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$1010
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1437
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$1082
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$437
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1116
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$846
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$494
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$444
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$299
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$946
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1201
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1070
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$1052
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$501
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$1007
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1246
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$982
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$1047
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1423