Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 73.1% more expensive than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Abu Dhabi
|
Wellington
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$13.79
NZ$23.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
$9.40
NZ$15.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
AED3.59
|
$2.59
NZ$4.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
AED1.24
|
$2.33
NZ$3.91
|
|
pay 84.1% more for groceries
Abu Dhabi
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
AED4.75
|
$2.13
NZ$3.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
AED14.43
|
$5.07
NZ$8.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
AED25.79
|
$7.36
NZ$12.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
AED9.72
|
$4.65
NZ$7.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
AED12.78
|
$4.79
NZ$8.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
AED3.53
|
$1.41
NZ$2.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
AED2.75
|
$1.08
NZ$1.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
AED2.82
|
$1.42
NZ$2.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
AED2.31
|
$2.62
NZ$4.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
AED1.77
|
$1.04
NZ$1.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.66
|
$0.92
NZ$1.55
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Abu Dhabi
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
AED14.37
|
$6.96
NZ$11.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.78
AED80.01
|
$95.46
NZ$160.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,369.69
AED89,507.43
|
$27,889.45
NZ$46,876.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.62
AED28.00
|
$16.89
NZ$28.39
|
|
pay 6.7% less for housing
Abu Dhabi
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$104.06
AED382.19
|
$57.53
NZ$96.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,554.77
AED5,710.51
|
$1,590.25
NZ$2,672.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.35
AED4,452.86
|
$1,399.68
NZ$2,352.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.77
AED487.67
|
$133.18
NZ$223.85
|
|
pay 33.1% more for childcare
Abu Dhabi
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.56
AED2,191.09
|
$833.64
NZ$1,401.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,988.57
AED36,687.01
|
$12,637.85
NZ$21,241.51
|
|
pay 35.7% more for entertainment and sports
Abu Dhabi
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$6.89
NZ$11.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.15
AED18.92
|
$3.40
NZ$5.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
$23.82
NZ$40.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.56
AED270.17
|
$41.36
NZ$69.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$12.54
NZ$21.07
|
|
pay 24.5% more for clothing
Abu Dhabi
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.67
AED197.11
|
$78.58
NZ$132.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.10
AED165.63
|
$47.12
NZ$79.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.37
AED342.93
|
$107.54
NZ$180.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.36
AED353.90
|
$127.08
NZ$213.59
|
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