Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 10.7% more expensive than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 75.8% more for restaurants
Abu Dhabi
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$10.74
CRC5,497.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$9.76
CRC4,997.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
AED4.43
|
$2.01
CRC1,030.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
AED1.64
|
$1.50
CRC767.97
|
|
pay 62.5% more for groceries
Abu Dhabi
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
AED4.90
|
$2.66
CRC1,363.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
AED16.22
|
$4.50
CRC2,304.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
AED26.13
|
$7.34
CRC3,759.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
AED10.04
|
$3.25
CRC1,664.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
AED11.76
|
$4.56
CRC2,334.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
AED3.86
|
$2.28
CRC1,166.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
AED2.98
|
$0.63
CRC323.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
AED2.92
|
$1.30
CRC667.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
AED2.46
|
$1.28
CRC656.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
AED1.80
|
$1.23
CRC629.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
AED1.81
|
$1.08
CRC552.52
|
|
pay 52.6% more for transportation
Abu Dhabi
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.08
AED11.31
|
$5.59
CRC2,863.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.78
AED80.00
|
$38.19
CRC19,556.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,166.62
AED162,224.00
|
$31,625.41
CRC16,193,045.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.51
AED27.60
|
$13.67
CRC6,998.95
|
|
pay 55.2% less for housing
Abu Dhabi
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.81
AED396.00
|
$47.58
CRC24,364.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.54
AED5,114.80
|
$701.17
CRC359,015.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.79
AED3,631.82
|
$443.75
CRC227,212.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.55
AED505.22
|
$54.88
CRC28,099.30
|
|
pay 24.4% less for childcare
Abu Dhabi
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$700.77
AED2,573.91
|
$463.64
CRC237,398.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,626.81
AED46,378.27
|
$10,719.76
CRC5,488,802.26
|
|
pay 40.6% less for entertainment and sports
Abu Dhabi
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$11.57
AED42.50
|
$3.47
CRC1,774.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.96
AED21.89
|
$3.56
CRC1,824.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
$4.59
CRC2,348.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.72
AED289.13
|
$58.91
CRC30,162.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.61
AED50.00
|
$7.81
CRC3,998.28
|
|
pay 4.5% more for clothing
Abu Dhabi
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.06
AED283.05
|
$83.78
CRC42,895.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.58
AED222.53
|
$52.26
CRC26,757.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.47
AED394.73
|
$126.81
CRC64,927.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
AED418.25
|
$119.58
CRC61,226.33
|
|
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