Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 25.5% more expensive than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
AED3.59
|
$2.53
€2.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
AED1.24
|
$1.74
€1.63
|
|
pay 21.3% more for groceries
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
AED4.74
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
AED14.43
|
$5.92
€5.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
AED25.79
|
$3.90
€3.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
AED9.72
|
$2.69
€2.52
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
AED12.78
|
$3.74
€3.51
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
AED3.53
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
AED2.75
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
AED2.82
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
AED2.31
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
AED1.77
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.66
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
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pay 88.8% more for transportation
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
AED14.37
|
$7.44
€6.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.78
AED80.00
|
$59.37
€55.68
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,369.69
AED89,502.56
|
$27,693.49
€25,972.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.62
AED28.00
|
$13.63
€12.79
|
|
pay 33.8% less for housing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$104.06
AED382.17
|
$34.19
€32.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,554.77
AED5,710.20
|
$1,094.67
€1,026.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.35
AED4,452.62
|
$816.29
€765.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.77
AED487.64
|
$125.07
€117.30
|
|
pay 8.1% less for childcare
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.56
AED2,190.97
|
$529.47
€496.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,988.57
AED36,685.01
|
$9,499.24
€8,909.02
|
|
pay 40.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$3.30
€3.09
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.15
AED18.92
|
$2.17
€2.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
$5.61
€5.26
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.56
AED270.15
|
$41.71
€39.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
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pay 4.1% less for clothing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.67
AED197.10
|
$67.45
€63.26
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.10
AED165.62
|
$35.01
€32.84
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.37
AED342.91
|
$76.87
€72.10
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.36
AED353.89
|
$94.21
€88.35
|
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