Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 47.8% cheaper than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 53.8% less for restaurants
Abu Dhabi
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$1.84
₫46,730
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$4.33
₫110,218
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
AED4.43
|
$0.55
₫13,951
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
AED1.64
|
$0.34
₫8,775
|
|
pay 18.4% less for groceries
Abu Dhabi
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
AED4.90
|
$0.88
₫22,483
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
AED16.22
|
$6.02
₫153,101
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
AED26.13
|
$5.38
₫136,997
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
AED10.04
|
$1.49
₫37,937
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
AED11.76
|
$1.52
₫38,607
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
AED3.86
|
$1.26
₫32,184
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
AED2.98
|
$0.44
₫11,194
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
AED2.92
|
$0.63
₫16,138
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
AED2.46
|
$0.42
₫10,614
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
AED1.80
|
$0.49
₫12,564
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
AED1.81
|
$0.49
₫12,521
|
|
pay 25.5% less for transportation
Abu Dhabi
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.08
AED11.31
|
$3.48
₫88,533
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.78
AED80.00
|
$6.87
₫174,729
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,166.62
AED162,224.00
|
$34,303.88
₫872,983,372
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.51
AED27.60
|
$5.70
₫145,005
|
|
pay 79.3% less for housing
Abu Dhabi
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.81
AED396.00
|
$8.95
₫227,890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.54
AED5,114.80
|
$304.25
₫7,742,624
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.79
AED3,631.82
|
$210.52
₫5,357,494
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.55
AED505.22
|
$43.00
₫1,094,377
|
|
pay 37.5% less for childcare
Abu Dhabi
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$700.77
AED2,573.91
|
$212.34
₫5,403,663
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,626.81
AED46,378.27
|
$11,971.85
₫304,665,921
|
|
pay 78.3% less for entertainment and sports
Abu Dhabi
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$11.57
AED42.50
|
$0.89
₫22,685
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.96
AED21.89
|
$1.56
₫39,791
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
$1.19
₫30,171
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.72
AED289.13
|
$22.79
₫580,032
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.61
AED50.00
|
$3.60
₫91,568
|
|
pay 42.0% less for clothing
Abu Dhabi
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.06
AED283.05
|
$28.72
₫731,005
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.58
AED222.53
|
$23.06
₫586,900
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.47
AED394.73
|
$81.55
₫2,075,298
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
AED418.25
|
$91.83
₫2,337,046
|
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