Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 51.3% more expensive than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Abu Dhabi
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$16.63
€15.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
$9.41
€8.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
AED3.59
|
$2.04
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
AED1.24
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
pay 29.4% more for groceries
Abu Dhabi
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
AED4.75
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
AED14.43
|
$4.31
€4.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
AED25.79
|
$4.75
€4.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
AED9.72
|
$3.01
€2.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
AED12.78
|
$3.87
€3.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
AED3.53
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
AED2.75
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
AED2.82
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
AED2.31
|
$1.22
€1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
AED1.77
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.66
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Abu Dhabi
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
AED14.37
|
$7.64
€7.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.78
AED80.01
|
$113.76
€106.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,369.69
AED89,507.43
|
$32,407.58
€30,297.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.62
AED28.00
|
$17.14
€16.03
|
|
pay 13.4% less for housing
Abu Dhabi
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$104.06
AED382.19
|
$52.84
€49.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,554.77
AED5,710.51
|
$1,291.60
€1,207.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.35
AED4,452.86
|
$1,147.51
€1,072.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.77
AED487.67
|
$156.48
€146.29
|
|
pay 18.3% more for childcare
Abu Dhabi
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.56
AED2,191.09
|
$893.73
€835.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,988.57
AED36,687.01
|
$8,678.25
€8,113.17
|
|
pay 10.9% more for entertainment and sports
Abu Dhabi
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$5.53
€5.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.15
AED18.92
|
$3.60
€3.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
$15.83
€14.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.56
AED270.17
|
$59.94
€56.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$11.50
€10.75
|
|
pay 2.4% more for clothing
Abu Dhabi
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.67
AED197.11
|
$76.22
€71.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.10
AED165.63
|
$37.26
€34.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.37
AED342.93
|
$85.01
€79.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.36
AED353.90
|
$90.50
€84.61
|
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