Cost of Living in Abu Dhabi

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$1936
$4876
🛋️ Without rent
$645
$2066
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$1291
$2811
🍽️ Food
$427
$1104
🚐 Transport
$65.9
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
😀 Quality of life
82
🏙️ Population
1.48M

The average cost of living in Abu Dhabi is $1936, which is in the top 21% of the most expensive cities in the world, ranked 1938th out of 9294 in our global list and 2nd out of 9 in the United Arab Emirates.

The median after-tax salary is $3588, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months. Ranked 369th (TOP 4%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates. With an estimated population of 1.48M, Abu Dhabi is the 2nd largest city in the United Arab Emirates.

✈️ Closest airport 11 km Al Bateen Executive Airport
😷 Air quality Bad 48 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 2573 New York University Abu Dhabi
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Prices in Abu Dhabi

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

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