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Abu Dhabi
#18 of 123
Middle East

Abu Dhabi

United Arab Emirates

Salary & Cost of Living

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How do salaries and expenses in Abu Dhabi compare to San Francisco?

Purchasing Power Comparison

An engineer in Abu Dhabi is 16% worse off vs in San Francisco

This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Abu Dhabi compared to San Francisco, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.

Median Salary
$81,573
-$188K (-70%) vs San Francisco
Based on 250 data points from levels.fyi
Net Salary
$81,573
-$89K (-52%) vs San Francisco
Tax Rate: 0%
Cost of Living
43% cheaper than San Francisco
View detailed cost breakdown on Numbeo
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Weather

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How does the weather in Abu Dhabi compare to San Francisco?

San Francisco has better overall weather

0.5/10(vs 8.7/10 in San Francisco)

Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated

Average High
32°C(vs 19°C in San Francisco)
Average Low
24°C(vs 12°C in San Francisco)
Sunshine Hours
3,175h/yr+113h/yr
Average High in hottest month
40°C(vs 22°C in San Francisco)
Average Low in coldest month
16°C(vs 8°C in San Francisco)
Rainy Days
9/yr-40/yr(-83%)
Muggy Days
196/yr

Rankings

How Abu Dhabi stacks up

Safety Index

Top 1%

#1

of 123 cities

88.9/100

Current value

Purchasing Power

Top 15%

#18

of 123 cities

Net Income

Top 30%

#37

of 123 cities

$81,573/yr

Current value

Pollution Score

Middle of the pack

#57

of 123 cities

45.2/100

Current value (lower is better)

Cost of Living

Middle of the pack

#59

of 123 cities

51/100

Current value (lower is better)

Home Affordability

Middle of the pack

#63

of 123 cities

≈8.6 yrs to buy 80m²

Current value

Community Events

Middle of the pack

#71

of 123 cities

0 events on luma

Current value

Comfortable Weather

Bottom 2%

#122

of 123 cities

5/100 weather score

Current value

Quality of Life

Safety ranking•Pollution ranking

How does quality of life in Abu Dhabi compare to San Francisco?

Housing Affordability

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How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Abu Dhabi compared to San Francisco?

Avg. Property Price
$8,730 / m²
14% cheaper than San Francisco
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SWE Affordability
8.6 years
3.8 years longer than San Francisco

Community & Events

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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.

That's 100% fewer events than San Francisco.

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+196/yr(+97900%)
Cloud Cover
25%(vs 34% in San Francisco)