Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 57.9% more expensive than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Abu Dhabi
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
$9.97
€9.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
AED3.59
|
$2.90
€2.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
AED1.24
|
$2.39
€2.25
|
|
pay 56.7% more for groceries
Abu Dhabi
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
AED4.74
|
$1.97
€1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
AED14.43
|
$6.93
€6.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
AED25.79
|
$5.11
€4.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
AED9.72
|
$3.15
€2.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
AED12.78
|
$4.93
€4.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
AED3.53
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
AED2.75
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
AED2.82
|
$1.34
€1.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
AED2.31
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
AED1.77
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.66
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Abu Dhabi
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
AED14.37
|
$8.08
€7.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.78
AED80.00
|
$93.45
€87.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,369.69
AED89,502.56
|
$32,967.00
€30,918.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.62
AED28.00
|
$22.98
€21.55
|
|
pay 3.9% more for housing
Abu Dhabi
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$104.06
AED382.17
|
$42.65
€40.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,554.77
AED5,710.20
|
$1,347.77
€1,264.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.35
AED4,452.62
|
$999.06
€936.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.77
AED487.64
|
$273.14
€256.17
|
|
pay 42.9% less for childcare
Abu Dhabi
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.56
AED2,190.97
|
$210.36
€197.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,988.57
AED36,685.01
|
$7,885.50
€7,395.54
|
|
pay 16.5% less for entertainment and sports
Abu Dhabi
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$4.40
€4.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.15
AED18.92
|
$3.62
€3.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.56
AED270.15
|
$41.73
€39.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
pay 20.4% more for clothing
Abu Dhabi
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.67
AED197.10
|
$91.74
€86.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.10
AED165.62
|
$38.98
€36.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.37
AED342.91
|
$94.97
€89.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.36
AED353.89
|
$118.23
€110.88
|
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