Cost of living comparison
India is 64.7% cheaper than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in India instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 57.9% less for restaurants
Abu Dhabi
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$2.24
₹186.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
$3.92
₹327.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
AED3.59
|
$0.41
₹34.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
AED1.24
|
$0.19
₹15.48
|
|
pay 54.6% less for groceries
Abu Dhabi
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
AED4.75
|
$0.45
₹37.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
AED14.43
|
$2.51
₹209.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
AED25.79
|
$2.48
₹206.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
AED9.72
|
$0.92
₹76.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
AED12.78
|
$1.36
₹113.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
AED3.53
|
$0.83
₹69.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
AED2.75
|
$0.28
₹23.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
AED2.82
|
$0.44
₹36.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
AED2.31
|
$0.22
₹18.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
AED1.77
|
$0.16
₹13.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.66
|
$0.19
₹15.77
|
|
pay 37.5% less for transportation
Abu Dhabi
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
AED14.37
|
$4.78
₹399.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.78
AED80.01
|
$8.38
₹699.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,369.69
AED89,507.43
|
$13,136.82
₹1,096,734.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.62
AED28.00
|
$2.70
₹225.16
|
|
pay 89.2% less for housing
Abu Dhabi
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$104.06
AED382.19
|
$8.43
₹704.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,554.77
AED5,710.51
|
$126.14
₹10,530.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.35
AED4,452.86
|
$85.52
₹7,139.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.77
AED487.67
|
$26.13
₹2,181.31
|
|
pay 90.0% less for childcare
Abu Dhabi
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.56
AED2,191.09
|
$47.60
₹3,974.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,988.57
AED36,687.01
|
$1,206.46
₹100,721.63
|
|
pay 69.2% less for entertainment and sports
Abu Dhabi
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$1.88
₹157.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.15
AED18.92
|
$1.40
₹117.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
$3.85
₹321.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.56
AED270.17
|
$17.05
₹1,423.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$2.94
₹245.21
|
|
pay 54.2% less for clothing
Abu Dhabi
|
India
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.67
AED197.11
|
$25.43
₹2,122.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.10
AED165.63
|
$26.83
₹2,239.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.37
AED342.93
|
$41.28
₹3,446.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.36
AED353.90
|
$30.75
₹2,567.13
|
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