Cost of living comparison
Manila is 22.3% cheaper than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Manila instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 16.6% less for restaurants
Abu Dhabi
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$4.59
₱261.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
$3.67
₱209.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
AED3.59
|
$1.03
₱58.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
AED1.24
|
$0.46
₱26.18
|
|
pay 21.3% more for groceries
Abu Dhabi
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
AED4.75
|
$1.32
₱75.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
AED14.43
|
$3.43
₱195.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
AED25.79
|
$6.66
₱380.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
AED9.72
|
$1.88
₱107.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
AED12.78
|
$2.10
₱120.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
AED3.53
|
$1.31
₱74.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
AED2.75
|
$0.69
₱39.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
AED2.82
|
$1.39
₱79.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
AED2.31
|
$0.66
₱37.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
AED1.77
|
$0.88
₱50.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.66
|
$1.00
₱56.85
|
|
pay 17.3% less for transportation
Abu Dhabi
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
AED14.37
|
$5.45
₱311.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.78
AED80.01
|
$12.48
₱712.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,369.69
AED89,507.43
|
$23,857.59
₱1,361,397.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.62
AED28.00
|
$2.76
₱157.61
|
|
pay 59.5% less for housing
Abu Dhabi
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$104.06
AED382.19
|
$38.58
₱2,201.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,554.77
AED5,710.51
|
$559.30
₱31,915.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.35
AED4,452.86
|
$299.03
₱17,063.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.77
AED487.67
|
$85.53
₱4,880.41
|
|
pay 3.1% less for childcare
Abu Dhabi
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.56
AED2,191.09
|
$388.89
₱22,191.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,988.57
AED36,687.01
|
$12,846.39
₱733,060.23
|
|
pay 53.0% less for entertainment and sports
Abu Dhabi
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$1.43
₱81.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.15
AED18.92
|
$3.13
₱178.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
$2.75
₱157.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.56
AED270.17
|
$48.28
₱2,755.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$6.24
₱356.06
|
|
pay 28.1% less for clothing
Abu Dhabi
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.67
AED197.11
|
$38.44
₱2,193.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.10
AED165.63
|
$30.87
₱1,761.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.37
AED342.93
|
$74.18
₱4,233.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.36
AED353.90
|
$65.74
₱3,751.32
|
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