Abu Dhabi vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abu Dhabi	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1802	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4691	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$1140	$1387
🏘️ Family rent	$2569	$2472
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.3	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3906	$4493
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	52	75
😀 Quality of life	83	89
🏙️ Population	1.48M	459K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 20% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 2486th and 1277th ($1802 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1122nd in the United Arab Emirates and the United States, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 2 months in Virginia Beach. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Virginia Beach ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 405th and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Virginia Beach

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	Abu Dhabi	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.9	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$5.81	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1179	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$880	$1145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2759	$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2207	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.18%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4957	$3108
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4315	$2664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.28	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$7.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.21	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.61	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.83	$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.95	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.5	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$667	$1204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12787	$18476

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2794
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2202
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2482
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2445
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2217
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2358
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2088
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2295
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2299
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2270
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2108
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2026
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2057
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2575
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1917
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2141
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2060
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2504
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2022
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2279
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2917
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2417
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3139
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2890
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2599
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2777
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2537
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2577
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3236
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2701