Cost of living comparison
Abu Dhabi is 69.1% more expensive than Beirut.
If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 0.6% less for restaurants
Beirut
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
LBP715,814
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
$1.21
AED4.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
$0.45
AED1.64
|
|
pay 40.1% more for groceries
Beirut
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LBP70,027
|
$1.34
AED4.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
LBP459,642
|
$4.42
AED16.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LBP574,498
|
$7.11
AED26.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,775
|
$2.73
AED10.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.32
LBP296,650
|
$3.20
AED11.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
LBP54,284
|
$1.05
AED3.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,016
|
$0.81
AED2.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LBP33,458
|
$0.79
AED2.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,431
|
$0.67
AED2.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
LBP29,357
|
$0.49
AED1.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,020
|
$0.49
AED1.81
|
|
pay 11.7% less for transportation
Beirut
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
LBP316,126
|
$3.08
AED11.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
$21.78
AED80.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
LBP2,236,919,013
|
$44,166.62
AED162,224.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
$7.51
AED27.60
|
|
pay 83.5% more for housing
Beirut
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
$107.81
AED396.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$771.88
LBP69,064,875
|
$1,392.54
AED5,114.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.23
LBP33,037,573
|
$988.79
AED3,631.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.49
LBP16,954,530
|
$137.55
AED505.22
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Beirut
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.00
LBP29,079,947
|
$700.77
AED2,573.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,150.00
LBP371,328,556
|
$12,626.81
AED46,378.27
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
$11.57
AED42.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
LBP222,113
|
$5.96
AED21.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.83
LBP5,443,170
|
$78.72
AED289.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$13.61
AED50.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Beirut
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.69
LBP7,488,086
|
$77.06
AED283.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
$60.58
AED222.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.86
LBP9,650,708
|
$107.47
AED394.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.86
LBP10,545,475
|
$113.87
AED418.25
|
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