Cost of living comparison
Paris is 84.3% more expensive than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Paris instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Abu Dhabi
|
Paris
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$16.49
€15.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
$10.99
€10.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
AED3.59
|
$3.30
€3.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
AED1.24
|
$2.70
€2.51
|
|
pay 92.0% more for groceries
Abu Dhabi
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
AED4.75
|
$2.28
€2.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
AED14.43
|
$9.69
€9.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
AED25.79
|
$4.75
€4.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
AED9.72
|
$3.71
€3.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
AED12.78
|
$6.40
€5.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
AED3.53
|
$1.63
€1.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
AED2.75
|
$1.05
€0.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
AED2.82
|
$1.49
€1.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
AED2.31
|
$1.87
€1.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
AED1.77
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.66
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Abu Dhabi
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
AED14.37
|
$8.20
€7.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.78
AED80.01
|
$92.35
€85.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,369.69
AED89,507.43
|
$24,187.89
€22,462.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.62
AED28.00
|
$21.89
€20.33
|
|
pay 15.7% less for housing
Abu Dhabi
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$104.06
AED382.19
|
$32.60
€30.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,554.77
AED5,710.51
|
$1,438.32
€1,335.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.35
AED4,452.86
|
$1,037.88
€963.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.77
AED487.67
|
$169.67
€157.56
|
|
pay 60.0% more for childcare
Abu Dhabi
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.56
AED2,191.09
|
$830.08
€770.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,988.57
AED36,687.01
|
$18,062.39
€16,773.64
|
|
pay 0.4% less for entertainment and sports
Abu Dhabi
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$7.69
€7.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.15
AED18.92
|
$4.19
€3.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
$11.54
€10.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.56
AED270.17
|
$39.26
€36.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
pay 39.0% more for clothing
Abu Dhabi
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.67
AED197.11
|
$110.46
€102.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.10
AED165.63
|
$41.99
€38.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.37
AED342.93
|
$101.08
€93.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.36
AED353.90
|
$143.22
€133.00
|
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