Cost of living comparison
Germany is 34.8% more expensive than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Germany instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Abu Dhabi
|
Germany
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$13.72
€12.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
AED4.43
|
$2.83
€2.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
AED1.64
|
$2.48
€2.28
|
|
pay 42.2% more for groceries
Abu Dhabi
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
AED4.90
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
AED16.22
|
$6.75
€6.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
AED26.13
|
$4.24
€3.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
AED10.04
|
$3.55
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
AED11.76
|
$7.19
€6.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
AED3.86
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
AED2.98
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
AED2.92
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
AED2.46
|
$1.39
€1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
AED1.80
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
AED1.81
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Abu Dhabi
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.08
AED11.31
|
$7.16
€6.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.78
AED80.00
|
$54.61
€50.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,166.62
AED162,224.00
|
$29,249.82
€26,884.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.51
AED27.60
|
$23.30
€21.42
|
|
pay 16.4% less for housing
Abu Dhabi
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.81
AED396.00
|
$49.15
€45.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.54
AED5,114.80
|
$800.45
€735.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.79
AED3,631.82
|
$616.33
€566.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.55
AED505.22
|
$232.30
€213.52
|
|
pay 19.4% less for childcare
Abu Dhabi
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$700.77
AED2,573.91
|
$434.24
€399.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,626.81
AED46,378.27
|
$12,512.98
€11,501.31
|
|
pay 24.7% less for entertainment and sports
Abu Dhabi
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$11.57
AED42.50
|
$4.33
€3.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.96
AED21.89
|
$3.44
€3.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
$8.81
€8.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.72
AED289.13
|
$35.42
€32.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.61
AED50.00
|
$12.56
€11.54
|
|
pay 8.5% less for clothing
Abu Dhabi
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.06
AED283.05
|
$83.65
€76.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.58
AED222.53
|
$41.29
€37.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.47
AED394.73
|
$89.84
€82.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
AED418.25
|
$120.25
€110.53
|
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