Cost of living comparison
Delhi is 58.6% cheaper than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Delhi instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 47.6% less for restaurants
Abu Dhabi
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$4.28
₹356.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
$4.28
₹356.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
AED3.59
|
$0.49
₹40.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
AED1.24
|
$0.21
₹17.52
|
|
pay 53.8% less for groceries
Abu Dhabi
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
AED4.75
|
$0.53
₹44.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
AED14.43
|
$2.13
₹177.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
AED25.79
|
$2.82
₹235.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
AED9.72
|
$1.02
₹85.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
AED12.78
|
$1.68
₹140.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
AED3.53
|
$0.74
₹61.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
AED2.75
|
$0.33
₹27.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
AED2.82
|
$0.44
₹36.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
AED2.31
|
$0.23
₹19.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
AED1.77
|
$0.15
₹12.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.66
|
$0.18
₹15.37
|
|
pay 34.1% less for transportation
Abu Dhabi
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
AED14.37
|
$4.64
₹386.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.78
AED80.01
|
$12.22
₹1,019.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,369.69
AED89,507.43
|
$13,440.78
₹1,120,993.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.62
AED28.00
|
$2.57
₹214.01
|
|
pay 83.3% less for housing
Abu Dhabi
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$104.06
AED382.19
|
$7.65
₹637.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,554.77
AED5,710.51
|
$236.59
₹19,731.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.35
AED4,452.86
|
$144.05
₹12,014.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.77
AED487.67
|
$42.89
₹3,576.91
|
|
pay 84.8% less for childcare
Abu Dhabi
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.56
AED2,191.09
|
$72.71
₹6,063.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,988.57
AED36,687.01
|
$1,816.81
₹151,526.66
|
|
pay 62.1% less for entertainment and sports
Abu Dhabi
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$1.83
₹152.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.15
AED18.92
|
$1.87
₹156.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
$4.15
₹346.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.56
AED270.17
|
$21.09
₹1,758.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$4.89
₹407.63
|
|
pay 44.6% less for clothing
Abu Dhabi
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.67
AED197.11
|
$28.84
₹2,405.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.10
AED165.63
|
$34.82
₹2,904.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.37
AED342.93
|
$47.67
₹3,975.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.36
AED353.90
|
$38.00
₹3,169.51
|
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