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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 London?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Abu Dhabi is 58% better off vs in London
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Abu Dhabi compared to London, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$81,182
-$2,707 (-3%) vs London
Tax Rate: 0%
Weather
How does the weather in Abu Dhabi compare to London?
London has better overall weather
0.5/10(vs 5.0/10 in London)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
32°C(vs 15°C in London)
Average Low
24°C(vs 9°C in London)
Sunshine Hours
3,175h/yr+1542h/yr(+94%)
Average High in hottest month
40°C(vs 23°C in London)
Average Low in coldest month
16°C(vs 4°C in London)
Rainy Days
9/yr-84/yr(-91%)
Muggy Days
196/yr+196/yr(+97900%)
Cloud Cover
25%(vs 58% in London)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Abu Dhabi compare to London?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Abu Dhabi compared to London?
SWE Affordability
9.2 years
6.3 years quicker than London
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.
That's 100% fewer events than London.
Salary Converter
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