Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 27.6% cheaper than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 34.0% less for restaurants
Abu Dhabi
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$2.08
฿76.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
$5.66
฿209.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
AED3.59
|
$0.67
฿24.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
AED1.24
|
$0.35
฿13.09
|
|
pay 2.4% more for groceries
Abu Dhabi
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
AED4.75
|
$1.48
฿54.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
AED14.43
|
$7.99
฿295.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
AED25.79
|
$6.46
฿238.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
AED9.72
|
$1.75
฿64.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
AED12.78
|
$1.07
฿39.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
AED3.53
|
$1.20
฿44.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
AED2.75
|
$0.50
฿18.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
AED2.82
|
$0.79
฿29.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
AED2.31
|
$0.59
฿21.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
AED1.77
|
$0.62
฿22.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.66
|
$0.46
฿17.00
|
|
pay 20.9% more for transportation
Abu Dhabi
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
AED14.37
|
$4.57
฿168.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.78
AED80.01
|
$24.32
฿899.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,369.69
AED89,507.43
|
$31,287.73
฿1,157,127.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.62
AED28.00
|
$9.68
฿358.06
|
|
pay 77.6% less for housing
Abu Dhabi
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$104.06
AED382.19
|
$17.10
฿632.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,554.77
AED5,710.51
|
$290.79
฿10,754.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.35
AED4,452.86
|
$207.49
฿7,673.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.77
AED487.67
|
$49.43
฿1,828.08
|
|
pay 22.3% less for childcare
Abu Dhabi
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.56
AED2,191.09
|
$334.45
฿12,369.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,988.57
AED36,687.01
|
$9,908.05
฿366,433.66
|
|
pay 55.3% less for entertainment and sports
Abu Dhabi
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$1.90
฿70.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.15
AED18.92
|
$1.94
฿71.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
$3.61
฿133.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.56
AED270.17
|
$47.07
฿1,740.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$5.63
฿208.30
|
|
pay 27.3% less for clothing
Abu Dhabi
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.67
AED197.11
|
$40.39
฿1,493.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.10
AED165.63
|
$27.03
฿999.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.37
AED342.93
|
$82.02
฿3,033.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.36
AED353.90
|
$65.30
฿2,414.88
|
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