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St. George's vs. Abu Dhabi Cost of Living Summary

St. George's is 14.4% cheaper than Abu Dhabi.

Restaurants: pay 64.1% more in St. George's
Groceries: pay 19.6% more in St. George's
Transportation: pay 24.4% more in St. George's
Housing: pay 37.8% less in St. George's
Childcare: pay 86.4% less in St. George's
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.0% less in St. George's
Clothing: pay 37.4% less in St. George's

The cost of restaurants, transportation, and groceries in St. George's are more expensive than in Abu Dhabi. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, and clothing are lower in St. George's.

St. George's vs. Abu Dhabi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in St. George's instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:

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pay 64.1% more for restaurants

	Abu Dhabi	St. George's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.89 AED40.00	$7.40 EC$20.00	-32.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.53 AED35.00	$8.33 EC$22.50	-12.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 AED4.74	$1.85 EC$5.00	+43.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 AED1.61	$1.57 EC$4.25	+257.6%
Average			+64.1%

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pay 19.6% more for groceries

	Abu Dhabi	St. George's
Bread 1 loaf	$1.60 AED5.89	$1.69 EC$4.57	+5.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.28 AED19.39	$5.00 EC$13.52	-5.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.50 AED27.54	$14.71 EC$39.75	+96.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.64 AED13.37	$4.07 EC$11.00	+11.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.12 AED15.11	$2.60 EC$7.04	-36.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 AED4.21	$1.20 EC$3.25	+4.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 AED3.00	$0.84 EC$2.27	+2.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 AED3.05	$0.79 EC$2.13	-4.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 AED2.46	$1.34 EC$3.63	+100.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 AED1.96	$0.71 EC$1.91	+32.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 AED2.39	$0.71 EC$1.91	+8.3%
Average			+19.6%

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pay 24.4% more for transportation

	Abu Dhabi	St. George's
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.94 AED10.80	$5.12 EC$13.85	+74.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.87 AED95.00	$37.00 EC$100.00	+43.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,639.07 AED163,937.00	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	-44.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.62 AED28.00	??
Average			+24.4%

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pay 37.8% less for housing

	Abu Dhabi	St. George's
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.96 AED370.79	$46.87 EC$126.67	-53.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,490.68 AED5,474.52	$579.70 EC$1,566.67	-61.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,109.19 AED4,073.48	$289.85 EC$783.33	-73.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$115.93 AED425.75	$159.51 EC$431.09	+37.6%
Average			-37.8%

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pay 86.4% less for childcare

	Abu Dhabi	St. George's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$625.43 AED2,296.88	$55.50 EC$150.00	-91.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,786.81 AED46,959.57	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	-81.8%
Average			-86.4%

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pay 47.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Abu Dhabi	St. George's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$11.29 AED41.45	$2.04 EC$5.50	-82.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.77 AED21.18	$4.44 EC$12.00	-23.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.26 AED23.00	$1.85 EC$5.00	-70.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.90 AED230.98	$37.00 EC$100.00	-41.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.61 AED50.00	$11.10 EC$30.00	-18.5%
Average			-47.0%

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pay 37.4% less for clothing

	Abu Dhabi	St. George's
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.62 AED222.62	$25.90 EC$70.00	-57.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.93 AED190.71	$44.40 EC$120.00	-14.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.09 AED360.23	$42.55 EC$115.00	-56.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.21 AED353.33	$75.85 EC$205.00	-21.2%
Average			-37.4%

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