Cost of living comparison
Italy is 11.7% more expensive than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Italy instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 82.4% more for restaurants
Abu Dhabi
|
Italy
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$15.81
€14.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$10.17
€9.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
AED4.43
|
$2.51
€2.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
AED1.64
|
$1.21
€1.11
|
|
pay 34.5% more for groceries
Abu Dhabi
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
AED4.90
|
$2.05
€1.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
AED16.22
|
$6.81
€6.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
AED26.13
|
$5.59
€5.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
AED10.04
|
$3.41
€3.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
AED11.76
|
$5.01
€4.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
AED3.86
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
AED2.98
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
AED2.92
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
AED2.46
|
$1.28
€1.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
AED1.80
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
AED1.81
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
|
pay 83.7% more for transportation
Abu Dhabi
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.08
AED11.31
|
$7.33
€6.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.78
AED80.00
|
$38.24
€35.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,166.62
AED162,224.00
|
$26,985.59
€24,803.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.51
AED27.60
|
$19.55
€17.97
|
|
pay 39.5% less for housing
Abu Dhabi
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.81
AED396.00
|
$29.86
€27.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.54
AED5,114.80
|
$660.64
€607.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.79
AED3,631.82
|
$504.89
€464.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.55
AED505.22
|
$158.99
€146.13
|
|
pay 24.9% less for childcare
Abu Dhabi
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$700.77
AED2,573.91
|
$519.28
€477.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,626.81
AED46,378.27
|
$9,615.09
€8,837.71
|
|
pay 38.4% less for entertainment and sports
Abu Dhabi
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$11.57
AED42.50
|
$4.97
€4.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.96
AED21.89
|
$1.67
€1.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
$6.16
€5.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.72
AED289.13
|
$52.41
€48.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.61
AED50.00
|
$9.51
€8.74
|
|
pay 16.1% less for clothing
Abu Dhabi
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.06
AED283.05
|
$76.74
€70.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.58
AED222.53
|
$34.05
€31.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.47
AED394.73
|
$84.06
€77.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
AED418.25
|
$115.51
€106.17
|
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