Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 62.6% more expensive than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Abu Dhabi
|
Luxembourg
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$21.06
€19.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$11.91
€11.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
AED4.43
|
$3.42
€3.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
AED1.64
|
$3.33
€3.09
|
|
pay 59.3% more for groceries
Abu Dhabi
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
AED4.90
|
$2.95
€2.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
AED16.22
|
$8.08
€7.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
AED26.13
|
$5.49
€5.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
AED10.04
|
$3.92
€3.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
AED11.76
|
$5.50
€5.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
AED3.86
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
AED2.98
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
AED2.92
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
AED2.46
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
AED1.80
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
AED1.81
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Abu Dhabi
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.08
AED11.31
|
$6.17
€5.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.78
AED80.00
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,166.62
AED162,224.00
|
$27,583.68
€25,590.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.51
AED27.60
|
$30.32
€28.13
|
|
pay 14.3% more for housing
Abu Dhabi
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.81
AED396.00
|
$51.70
€47.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.54
AED5,114.80
|
$1,876.48
€1,740.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.79
AED3,631.82
|
$1,454.17
€1,349.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.55
AED505.22
|
$175.23
€162.57
|
|
pay 59.0% more for childcare
Abu Dhabi
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$700.77
AED2,573.91
|
$1,174.85
€1,089.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,626.81
AED46,378.27
|
$18,971.77
€17,601.06
|
|
pay 27.6% less for entertainment and sports
Abu Dhabi
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$11.57
AED42.50
|
$6.50
€6.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.96
AED21.89
|
$3.85
€3.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
$5.96
€5.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.72
AED289.13
|
$38.16
€35.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.61
AED50.00
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
|
pay 25.3% less for clothing
Abu Dhabi
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.06
AED283.05
|
$61.37
€56.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.58
AED222.53
|
$33.16
€30.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.47
AED394.73
|
$86.13
€79.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
AED418.25
|
$96.05
€89.11
|
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