Abu Dhabi vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1828
$2938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4703
$5875
🏠 One person rent
$1173
$1801
🏘️ Family rent
$2618
$2674
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$827
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$90.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3781
$3761
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
53
53
😀 Quality of life
83
89
🏙️ Population
1.48M
140K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 38% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 2320th and 200th ($1828 vs $2938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Iceland, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 438th and 194th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Reykjavik

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Abu Dhabi Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68
$137
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.61
$17.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.8
$10.8
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$3.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1236
$1839
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$918
$1650
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2996
$2869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2225
$2456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.9
$42.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$64.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.24%
9.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5750
$6649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4816
$5599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$4.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$75.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.53
$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$3.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.12
$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$20.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$3.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.27
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.81
$4.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.88
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.3
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.9
$82.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$45.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.9
$128
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$162
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$279
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12452
$2532

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$1721
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$2802
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2817
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2355
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2678
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1828
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1722
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1393
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1390
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1601
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1614
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1500
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1604
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1765
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1649
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2011
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1482
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1562
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1475
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1551
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1763
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1480
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1692
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1699
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1404
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1610
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1608
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2140
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1692
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1755
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1382
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1713
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1603
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2297
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1767
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1246
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2031
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1813
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1700
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2628
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2006