Cost of living comparison
Italy is 21.6% more expensive than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Italy instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$15.74
€14.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
$9.09
€8.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
AED3.59
|
$2.45
€2.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
AED1.24
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
pay 32.8% more for groceries
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
AED4.75
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
AED14.43
|
$7.20
€6.73
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
AED25.79
|
$4.88
€4.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
AED9.72
|
$3.14
€2.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
AED12.78
|
$4.47
€4.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
AED3.53
|
$0.96
€0.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
AED2.75
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
AED2.82
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
AED2.31
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
AED1.77
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.66
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
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pay 83.0% more for transportation
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
AED14.37
|
$8.02
€7.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.78
AED80.01
|
$38.40
€35.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,369.69
AED89,507.43
|
$25,887.08
€24,201.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.62
AED28.00
|
$18.65
€17.43
|
|
pay 44.2% less for housing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$104.06
AED382.19
|
$30.75
€28.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,554.77
AED5,710.51
|
$608.10
€568.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.35
AED4,452.86
|
$488.80
€456.97
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.77
AED487.67
|
$151.72
€141.84
|
|
pay 13.4% less for childcare
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.56
AED2,191.09
|
$459.30
€429.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,988.57
AED36,687.01
|
$9,604.44
€8,979.05
|
|
pay 35.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$4.83
€4.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.15
AED18.92
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
$6.30
€5.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.56
AED270.17
|
$51.79
€48.42
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$9.32
€8.71
|
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pay 11.5% more for clothing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.67
AED197.11
|
$80.37
€75.13
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.10
AED165.63
|
$36.54
€34.16
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.37
AED342.93
|
$89.56
€83.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.36
AED353.90
|
$114.84
€107.37
|
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