Cost of living comparison

United Arab Emirates

compared to

Luxembourg

Luxembourg vs. Abu Dhabi Cost of Living Summary

Luxembourg is 46.5% more expensive than Abu Dhabi.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Luxembourg
Groceries: pay 55.7% more in Luxembourg
Transportation: pay 75.3% more in Luxembourg
Housing: pay 26.1% more in Luxembourg
Childcare: pay 46.3% more in Luxembourg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.2% less in Luxembourg
Clothing: pay 22.0% more in Luxembourg

The cost of restaurants, transportation, groceries, childcare, housing, and clothing in Luxembourg are more expensive than in Abu Dhabi. Notably, restaurants and transportation are significantly more expensive in Luxembourg.

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Luxembourg vs. Abu Dhabi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Abu Dhabi	Luxembourg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.17 AED30.00	$27.43 €24.89	+235.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.53 AED35.00	$14.56 €13.20	+52.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 AED4.24	$4.05 €3.67	+250.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 AED1.53	$4.29 €3.89	+931.9%
Average			+186.4%

Abu Dhabi vs. Luxembourg - Cost of restaurants

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pay 55.7% more for groceries

	Abu Dhabi	Luxembourg
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62 AED5.94	$2.69 €2.44	+66.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.81 AED21.35	$9.46 €8.58	+62.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.38 AED27.11	$6.35 €5.76	-13.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.49 AED12.81	$4.71 €4.27	+34.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.40 AED16.17	$6.57 €5.96	+49.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.12 AED4.13	$1.50 €1.36	+33.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.95 AED3.48	$1.03 €0.93	+8.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 AED3.09	$1.43 €1.29	+69.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 AED2.60	$2.03 €1.84	+187.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 AED2.03	$1.14 €1.03	+106.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 AED1.96	$1.02 €0.92	+90.8%
Average			+55.7%

Abu Dhabi vs. Luxembourg - Cost of groceries

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pay 75.3% more for transportation

	Abu Dhabi	Luxembourg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.63 AED13.33	$7.55 €6.85	+108.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.55 AED97.50	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,949.09 AED110K	$30,770.33 €27,913.31	+2.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.62 AED28.00	$36.39 €33.01	+377.4%
Average			+75.3%

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pay 26.1% more for housing

	Abu Dhabi	Luxembourg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$88.30 AED324.32	$57.62 €52.27	-34.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,966.33 AED7,222.34	$2,222.92 €2,016.52	+13.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,399.56 AED5,140.58	$1,989.63 €1,804.89	+42.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$148.00 AED543.60	$225.59 €204.64	+52.4%
Average			+26.1%

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pay 46.3% more for childcare

	Abu Dhabi	Luxembourg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$790.93 AED2,905.08	$1,371.36 €1,244.03	+73.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,819.26 AED54,431.15	$18,283.04 €16,585.46	+23.4%
Average			+46.3%

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pay 12.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Abu Dhabi	Luxembourg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$11.57 AED42.50	$7.84 €7.11	-32.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.96 AED21.88	$4.48 €4.06	-24.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.67 AED24.50	$7.57 €6.87	+13.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$95.29 AED350.01	$72.58 €65.84	-23.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.97 AED55.00	$19.04 €17.27	+27.1%
Average			-12.2%

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pay 22.0% more for clothing

	Abu Dhabi	Luxembourg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.46 AED225.76	$109.49 €99.32	+78.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.09 AED180.32	$50.80 €46.08	+3.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.63 AED410.01	$110.11 €99.88	-1.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.14 AED404.56	$134.39 €121.91	+22.0%
Average			+22.0%

Abu Dhabi vs. Luxembourg - Cost of clothing

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