Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 25.8% more expensive than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 36.9% more for restaurants
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$6.84
₩9,374
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
$6.08
₩8,332
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
AED3.59
|
$1.56
₩2,144
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
AED1.24
|
$0.82
₩1,121
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
AED4.75
|
$3.17
₩4,350
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
AED14.43
|
$5.72
₩7,837
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
AED25.80
|
$8.47
₩11,614
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
AED9.72
|
$3.83
₩5,254
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
AED12.78
|
$4.85
₩6,652
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
AED3.53
|
$2.90
₩3,970
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
AED2.75
|
$1.67
₩2,285
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
AED2.82
|
$2.82
₩3,860
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
AED2.31
|
$2.77
₩3,791
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
AED1.77
|
$1.68
₩2,308
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.66
|
$1.38
₩1,889
|
|
pay 44.6% more for transportation
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
AED14.37
|
$5.41
₩7,415
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.78
AED80.01
|
$41.78
₩57,284
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,369.69
AED89,509.87
|
$31,904.23
₩43,743,885
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.62
AED28.00
|
$8.96
₩12,290
|
|
pay 44.0% less for housing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$104.06
AED382.20
|
$21.92
₩30,048
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,554.77
AED5,710.67
|
$768.77
₩1,054,063
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.35
AED4,452.98
|
$592.83
₩812,836
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.77
AED487.68
|
$138.80
₩190,303
|
|
pay 24.6% more for childcare
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.56
AED2,191.15
|
$384.99
₩527,856
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,988.57
AED36,688.01
|
$18,449.76
₩25,296,465
|
|
pay 35.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$3.80
₩5,208
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.15
AED18.92
|
$3.92
₩5,381
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
$3.42
₩4,687
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.56
AED270.17
|
$52.16
₩71,520
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$10.63
₩14,581
|
|
pay 1.4% more for clothing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.67
AED197.12
|
$60.78
₩83,330
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.10
AED165.64
|
$43.57
₩59,744
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.37
AED342.94
|
$72.02
₩98,740
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.36
AED353.91
|
$114.47
₩156,946
|
|
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