Cost of living comparison
Australia is 57.3% more expensive than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Australia instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Abu Dhabi
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$16.79
A$25.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$9.81
A$14.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
AED4.43
|
$2.56
A$3.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
AED1.64
|
$2.14
A$3.19
|
|
pay 65.0% more for groceries
Abu Dhabi
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
AED4.90
|
$2.33
A$3.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
AED16.22
|
$4.71
A$7.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
AED26.13
|
$5.75
A$8.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
AED10.04
|
$3.86
A$5.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
AED11.76
|
$3.99
A$5.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
AED3.86
|
$1.43
A$2.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
AED2.98
|
$1.25
A$1.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
AED2.92
|
$1.39
A$2.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
AED2.46
|
$2.00
A$2.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
AED1.80
|
$1.13
A$1.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
AED1.81
|
$0.95
A$1.41
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Abu Dhabi
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.08
AED11.31
|
$4.73
A$7.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.78
AED80.00
|
$84.46
A$126.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,166.62
AED162,224.00
|
$27,859.34
A$41,574.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.51
AED27.60
|
$18.12
A$27.05
|
|
pay 14.2% less for housing
Abu Dhabi
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.81
AED396.00
|
$55.36
A$82.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.54
AED5,114.80
|
$1,258.08
A$1,877.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.79
AED3,631.82
|
$971.44
A$1,449.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.55
AED505.22
|
$141.88
A$211.74
|
|
pay 56.5% more for childcare
Abu Dhabi
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$700.77
AED2,573.91
|
$1,377.23
A$2,055.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,626.81
AED46,378.27
|
$14,720.56
A$21,967.71
|
|
pay 48.6% more for entertainment and sports
Abu Dhabi
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$11.57
AED42.50
|
$6.69
A$9.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.96
AED21.89
|
$3.60
A$5.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
$28.13
A$41.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.72
AED289.13
|
$53.84
A$80.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.61
AED50.00
|
$13.24
A$19.76
|
|
pay 3.4% less for clothing
Abu Dhabi
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.06
AED283.05
|
$75.27
A$112.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.58
AED222.53
|
$54.30
A$81.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.47
AED394.73
|
$102.43
A$152.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
AED418.25
|
$118.12
A$176.27
|
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