Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 96.0% more expensive than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Abu Dhabi
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$26.69
A$41.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
$10.01
A$15.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
AED3.59
|
$2.70
A$4.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
AED1.24
|
$2.13
A$3.28
|
|
pay 86.6% more for groceries
Abu Dhabi
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
AED4.74
|
$2.29
A$3.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
AED14.43
|
$6.42
A$9.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
AED25.79
|
$6.48
A$9.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
AED9.72
|
$4.10
A$6.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
AED12.78
|
$3.63
A$5.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
AED3.53
|
$1.47
A$2.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
AED2.75
|
$1.13
A$1.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
AED2.82
|
$1.60
A$2.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
AED2.31
|
$2.47
A$3.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
AED1.77
|
$1.17
A$1.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.66
|
$0.96
A$1.48
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Abu Dhabi
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
AED14.37
|
$5.45
A$8.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.78
AED79.99
|
$100.08
A$154.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,369.69
AED89,493.05
|
$20,016.00
A$30,850.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.62
AED28.00
|
$15.93
A$24.56
|
|
pay 11.2% more for housing
Abu Dhabi
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$104.06
AED382.13
|
$68.64
A$105.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,554.77
AED5,709.59
|
$1,824.70
A$2,812.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.35
AED4,452.14
|
$1,494.78
A$2,303.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.77
AED487.59
|
$183.28
A$282.50
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Abu Dhabi
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.56
AED2,190.74
|
$1,686.35
A$2,599.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,988.57
AED36,681.12
|
$14,216.13
A$21,911.41
|
|
pay 44.9% more for entertainment and sports
Abu Dhabi
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$8.01
A$12.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.15
AED18.92
|
$3.74
A$5.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
$23.35
A$35.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.56
AED270.12
|
$64.70
A$99.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$13.34
A$20.57
|
|
pay 67.5% more for clothing
Abu Dhabi
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.67
AED197.08
|
$93.52
A$144.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.10
AED165.61
|
$72.72
A$112.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.37
AED342.87
|
$134.62
A$207.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.36
AED353.85
|
$183.19
A$282.35
|
|
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