Cost of living comparison
United States is 55.5% more expensive than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in United States instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Abu Dhabi
|
United States
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$18.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
$9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
AED3.59
|
$2.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
AED1.24
|
$1.77
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Abu Dhabi
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
AED4.74
|
$3.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
AED14.43
|
$5.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
AED25.79
|
$3.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
AED9.72
|
$4.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
AED12.78
|
$5.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
AED3.53
|
$2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
AED2.75
|
$0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
AED2.82
|
$1.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
AED2.31
|
$2.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
AED1.77
|
$1.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.66
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 76.5% more for transportation
Abu Dhabi
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
AED14.37
|
$3.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.78
AED80.00
|
$63.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,369.69
AED89,502.56
|
$25,096.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.62
AED28.00
|
$16.64
|
|
pay 5.9% less for housing
Abu Dhabi
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$104.06
AED382.17
|
$70.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,554.77
AED5,710.20
|
$1,528.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.35
AED4,452.62
|
$1,282.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.77
AED487.64
|
$138.81
|
|
pay 75.2% more for childcare
Abu Dhabi
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.56
AED2,190.97
|
$1,137.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,988.57
AED36,685.01
|
$15,943.15
|
|
pay 14.1% less for entertainment and sports
Abu Dhabi
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$5.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.15
AED18.92
|
$4.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
$8.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.56
AED270.15
|
$42.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$12.04
|
|
pay 8.8% less for clothing
Abu Dhabi
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.67
AED197.10
|
$45.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.10
AED165.62
|
$36.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.37
AED342.91
|
$79.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.36
AED353.89
|
$109.59
|
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