Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 5.1% cheaper than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Abu Dhabi
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$10.94
RON50.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$7.66
RON35.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
AED4.43
|
$2.09
RON9.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
AED1.64
|
$2.12
RON9.68
|
|
pay 4.6% less for groceries
Abu Dhabi
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
AED4.90
|
$1.11
RON5.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
AED16.22
|
$4.60
RON21.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
AED26.13
|
$6.63
RON30.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
AED10.04
|
$3.27
RON14.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
AED11.76
|
$3.02
RON13.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
AED3.86
|
$0.54
RON2.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
AED2.98
|
$0.77
RON3.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
AED2.92
|
$0.72
RON3.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
AED2.46
|
$0.90
RON4.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
AED1.80
|
$0.46
RON2.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
AED1.81
|
$0.45
RON2.04
|
|
pay 2.4% more for transportation
Abu Dhabi
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.08
AED11.31
|
$5.88
RON26.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.78
AED80.00
|
$17.51
RON80.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,166.62
AED162,224.00
|
$26,408.94
RON120,852.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.51
AED27.60
|
$5.91
RON27.04
|
|
pay 56.1% less for housing
Abu Dhabi
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.81
AED396.00
|
$8.86
RON40.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.54
AED5,114.80
|
$568.98
RON2,603.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.79
AED3,631.82
|
$395.47
RON1,809.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.55
AED505.22
|
$118.98
RON544.49
|
|
pay 25.7% less for childcare
Abu Dhabi
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$700.77
AED2,573.91
|
$483.31
RON2,211.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,626.81
AED46,378.27
|
$10,056.32
RON46,019.74
|
|
pay 41.5% less for entertainment and sports
Abu Dhabi
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$11.57
AED42.50
|
$3.06
RON14.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.96
AED21.89
|
$3.15
RON14.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
$5.69
RON26.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.72
AED289.13
|
$50.37
RON230.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.61
AED50.00
|
$7.66
RON35.05
|
|
pay 16.8% less for clothing
Abu Dhabi
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.06
AED283.05
|
$78.75
RON360.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.58
AED222.53
|
$40.30
RON184.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.47
AED394.73
|
$81.53
RON373.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
AED418.25
|
$100.55
RON460.16
|
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