Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 45.7% more expensive than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 94.3% more for restaurants
Abu Dhabi
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$18.07
£14.22
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$8.96
£7.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
AED4.43
|
$2.14
£1.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
AED1.64
|
$1.52
£1.20
|
|
pay 22.4% more for groceries
Abu Dhabi
|
United Kingdom
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
AED4.90
|
$1.46
£1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
AED16.22
|
$4.24
£3.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
AED26.13
|
$5.75
£4.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
AED10.04
|
$3.68
£2.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
AED11.76
|
$3.66
£2.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
AED3.86
|
$1.20
£0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
AED2.98
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
AED2.92
|
$1.22
£0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
AED2.46
|
$1.40
£1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
AED1.80
|
$0.63
£0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
AED1.81
|
$0.60
£0.47
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Abu Dhabi
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.08
AED11.31
|
$7.22
£5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.78
AED80.00
|
$94.64
£74.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,166.62
AED162,224.00
|
$33,464.66
£26,339.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.51
AED27.60
|
$16.98
£13.37
|
|
pay 2.0% less for housing
Abu Dhabi
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.81
AED396.00
|
$37.59
£29.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.54
AED5,114.80
|
$1,224.35
£963.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.79
AED3,631.82
|
$974.65
£767.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.55
AED505.22
|
$234.45
£184.53
|
|
pay 73.2% more for childcare
Abu Dhabi
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$700.77
AED2,573.91
|
$1,426.61
£1,122.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,626.81
AED46,378.27
|
$18,036.83
£14,196.65
|
|
pay 6.0% more for entertainment and sports
Abu Dhabi
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$11.57
AED42.50
|
$5.42
£4.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.96
AED21.89
|
$3.93
£3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
$16.35
£12.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.72
AED289.13
|
$43.82
£34.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.61
AED50.00
|
$12.87
£10.13
|
|
pay 17.0% less for clothing
Abu Dhabi
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.06
AED283.05
|
$76.61
£60.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.58
AED222.53
|
$39.64
£31.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.47
AED394.73
|
$90.51
£71.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
AED418.25
|
$94.66
£74.51
|
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