Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 58.8% more expensive than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$17.84
kr2,507
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
$14.27
kr2,006
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
AED3.59
|
$2.32
kr326
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
AED1.24
|
$2.12
kr298
|
|
pay 74.5% more for groceries
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
AED4.75
|
$3.42
kr481
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
AED14.43
|
$5.98
kr841
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
AED25.79
|
$5.33
kr749
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
AED9.72
|
$5.66
kr795
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
AED12.78
|
$7.09
kr997
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
AED3.53
|
$1.16
kr163
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
AED2.75
|
$0.98
kr138
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
AED2.82
|
$1.17
kr165
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
AED2.31
|
$1.84
kr258
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
AED1.77
|
$0.96
kr134
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.66
|
$0.51
kr72
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
AED14.37
|
$8.03
kr1,129
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.78
AED80.01
|
$77.40
kr10,879
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,369.69
AED89,507.43
|
$29,836.83
kr4,193,865
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.62
AED28.00
|
$23.97
kr3,369
|
|
pay 23.9% less for housing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$104.06
AED382.19
|
$62.40
kr8,771
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,554.77
AED5,710.51
|
$1,437.14
kr202,005
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.35
AED4,452.86
|
$1,215.63
kr170,868
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.77
AED487.67
|
$68.63
kr9,647
|
|
pay 64.5% less for childcare
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.56
AED2,191.09
|
$259.34
kr36,453
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,988.57
AED36,687.01
|
$2,750.10
kr386,554
|
|
pay 1.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$8.52
kr1,198
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.15
AED18.92
|
$4.15
kr584
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
$10.64
kr1,495
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.56
AED270.17
|
$56.90
kr7,998
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$12.27
kr1,725
|
|
pay 68.8% more for clothing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.67
AED197.11
|
$118.08
kr16,597
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.10
AED165.63
|
$50.39
kr7,083
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.37
AED342.93
|
$151.12
kr21,241
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.36
AED353.90
|
$175.20
kr24,626
|
|
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