Cost of living comparison
Abu Dhabi is 89.5% more expensive than Brasilia.
If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Brasilia, you would:
pay 20.6% more for restaurants
Brasilia
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.85
R$29.86
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
R$34.83
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
R$6.15
|
$1.21
AED4.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
R$4.06
|
$0.45
AED1.64
|
|
pay 24.4% more for groceries
Brasilia
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
R$9.10
|
$1.34
AED4.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.19
R$26.50
|
$4.42
AED16.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.10
R$20.94
|
$7.11
AED26.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
R$12.19
|
$2.73
AED10.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.61
R$8.24
|
$3.20
AED11.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
R$4.80
|
$1.05
AED3.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
R$3.10
|
$0.81
AED2.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
R$2.43
|
$0.79
AED2.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
R$3.41
|
$0.67
AED2.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.49
|
$0.49
AED1.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
R$2.95
|
$0.49
AED1.81
|
|
pay 3.2% less for transportation
Brasilia
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
R$21.17
|
$3.08
AED11.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.57
R$242.83
|
$21.78
AED80.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,345.08
R$129,376.51
|
$44,166.62
AED162,224.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.07
R$41.20
|
$7.51
AED27.60
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Brasilia
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.58
R$105.05
|
$107.81
AED396.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.50
R$2,049.50
|
$1,392.54
AED5,114.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
R$1,237.37
|
$988.79
AED3,631.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.80
R$274.63
|
$137.55
AED505.22
|
|
pay 17.8% more for childcare
Brasilia
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.73
R$2,709.17
|
$700.77
AED2,573.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,185.14
R$62,200.25
|
$12,626.81
AED46,378.27
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Brasilia
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
R$9.95
|
$11.57
AED42.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.95
R$9.95
|
$5.96
AED21.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.24
R$11.44
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.15
R$133.50
|
$78.72
AED289.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.80
R$39.81
|
$13.61
AED50.00
|
|
pay 53.7% more for clothing
Brasilia
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.37
R$292.87
|
$77.06
AED283.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.12
R$230.31
|
$60.58
AED222.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
R$335.45
|
$107.47
AED394.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.37
R$318.37
|
$113.87
AED418.25
|
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