Cost of living comparison
Abu Dhabi is 21.5% more expensive than Bridgetown.
If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Bridgetown, you would:
pay 41.6% less for restaurants
Bridgetown
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.74
BBD17.48
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
BBD2.97
|
$0.98
AED3.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
BBD2.57
|
$0.34
AED1.24
|
|
pay 49.5% less for groceries
Bridgetown
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.71
BBD5.42
|
$1.29
AED4.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
$3.93
AED14.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.41
BBD24.83
|
$7.02
AED25.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
BBD9.21
|
$2.65
AED9.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
BBD8.93
|
$3.48
AED12.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
BBD2.96
|
$0.96
AED3.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
BBD2.37
|
$0.75
AED2.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.54
BBD3.07
|
$0.77
AED2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
BBD2.86
|
$0.63
AED2.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
BBD2.66
|
$0.48
AED1.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
BBD2.92
|
$0.45
AED1.66
|
|
pay 50.4% less for transportation
Bridgetown
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
BBD16.01
|
$3.91
AED14.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.00
BBD72.00
|
$21.78
AED80.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,500.00
BBD75,000.00
|
$24,369.69
AED89,509.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.50
BBD63.00
|
$7.62
AED28.00
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Bridgetown
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.00
BBD100.00
|
$104.06
AED382.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$530.00
BBD1,060.00
|
$1,554.77
AED5,710.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$460.00
BBD920.00
|
$1,212.35
AED4,452.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.10
BBD140.20
|
$132.77
AED487.68
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Bridgetown
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
$596.56
AED2,191.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,333.33
BBD10,666.67
|
$9,988.57
AED36,688.01
|
|
pay 62.7% more for entertainment and sports
Bridgetown
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
BBD6.00
|
$12.25
AED45.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.66
BBD9.33
|
$5.15
AED18.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.96
BBD15.93
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
$73.56
AED270.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
$12.25
AED45.00
|
|
pay 26.1% less for clothing
Bridgetown
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.00
BBD154.00
|
$53.67
AED197.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
$45.10
AED165.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
$93.37
AED342.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.75
BBD237.50
|
$96.36
AED353.91
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Abu Dhabi or Bridgetown. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.