Abu Dhabi vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$1777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$4066
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$1595
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$2512
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	53	46
😀 Quality of life	83	87
🏙️ Population	1.48M	750K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 3% more expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 2320th and 2455th ($1828 vs $1777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 78th in the United Arab Emirates and Canada, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Winnipeg ranked 20th in Canada, while ranked 438th and 258th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Winnipeg

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	Abu Dhabi	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$62.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$1408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$3061
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$2813
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$3.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$15.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$74.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$858
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$11629

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2379
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1494
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1844
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2240
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1239
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1779
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1709
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$780
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$967
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1223
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1243
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1090
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$547
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1068
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1056
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$548
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$897
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$901
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$514
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$589
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$551
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$546
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$563
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$557
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$585
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$515
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$464
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$605
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$529
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1637
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1296
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1871
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1666
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1787
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2105
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1680
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1701
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$1813
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$2175
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1759
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1698
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2028
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1423
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1540
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2390
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2435
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2682
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2401
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2478
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1656
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2557
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2331
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2280
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2281
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2255
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2275
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2264
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2308
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2157
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2699