Cost of living comparison
Spain is 10.1% more expensive than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Spain instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Abu Dhabi
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$12.45
€11.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
$8.47
€7.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
AED3.59
|
$1.99
€1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
AED1.24
|
$1.40
€1.29
|
|
pay 7.5% more for groceries
Abu Dhabi
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
AED4.74
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
AED14.43
|
$5.73
€5.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
AED25.79
|
$3.55
€3.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
AED9.72
|
$2.35
€2.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
AED12.78
|
$3.11
€2.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
AED3.53
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
AED2.75
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
AED2.82
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
AED2.31
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
AED1.77
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.66
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
pay 79.7% more for transportation
Abu Dhabi
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
AED14.37
|
$6.67
€6.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.78
AED80.00
|
$39.84
€36.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,369.69
AED89,495.25
|
$24,357.72
€22,432.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.62
AED28.00
|
$14.14
€13.02
|
|
pay 47.1% less for housing
Abu Dhabi
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$104.06
AED382.14
|
$40.62
€37.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,554.77
AED5,709.73
|
$697.48
€642.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.35
AED4,452.25
|
$570.67
€525.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.77
AED487.60
|
$106.79
€98.35
|
|
pay 34.4% less for childcare
Abu Dhabi
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.56
AED2,190.79
|
$342.46
€315.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,988.57
AED36,682.02
|
$7,368.05
€6,785.60
|
|
pay 44.4% less for entertainment and sports
Abu Dhabi
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$2.66
€2.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.15
AED18.92
|
$1.85
€1.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
$5.55
€5.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.56
AED270.13
|
$43.33
€39.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$8.42
€7.75
|
|
pay 3.8% less for clothing
Abu Dhabi
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.67
AED197.09
|
$73.58
€67.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.10
AED165.61
|
$33.02
€30.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.37
AED342.88
|
$74.35
€68.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.36
AED353.86
|
$91.35
€84.13
|
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