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Middle East
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Abu Dhabi compare to Auckland?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Abu Dhabi is 60% better off vs in Auckland
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Abu Dhabi compared to Auckland, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$81,182
+$27,856 (+52%) vs Auckland
Tax Rate: 0%
Weather
How does the weather in Abu Dhabi compare to Auckland?
Auckland has better overall weather
0.5/10(vs 8.7/10 in Auckland)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
32°C(vs 18°C in Auckland)
Average Low
24°C(vs 13°C in Auckland)
Sunshine Hours
3,175h/yr+1172h/yr(+59%)
Average High in hottest month
40°C(vs 23°C in Auckland)
Average Low in coldest month
16°C(vs 9°C in Auckland)
Rainy Days
9/yr-88/yr(-91%)
Muggy Days
196/yr+185/yr(+1698%)
Cloud Cover
25%(vs 39% in Auckland)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Abu Dhabi compare to Auckland?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Abu Dhabi compared to Auckland?
Avg. Property Price
$9,311 / m²
29% more expensive than Auckland
SWE Affordability
9.2 years
1.7 years quicker than Auckland
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Abu Dhabi has around 0 Luma events listed.
Auckland has no listed Luma events for comparison.
Salary Converter
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