Cost of living comparison
Abu Dhabi is 9.8% more expensive than Iceland.
If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 57.8% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
ISK2,489
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
ISK1,991
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
ISK323
|
$0.98
AED3.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
ISK296
|
$0.34
AED1.24
|
|
pay 33.8% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
ISK478
|
$1.29
AED4.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
ISK835
|
$3.93
AED14.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
ISK743
|
$7.02
AED25.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
ISK790
|
$2.65
AED9.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
ISK990
|
$3.48
AED12.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
ISK162
|
$0.96
AED3.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
ISK137
|
$0.75
AED2.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK163
|
$0.77
AED2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
ISK256
|
$0.63
AED2.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ISK134
|
$0.48
AED1.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ISK71
|
$0.45
AED1.66
|
|
pay 52.4% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
ISK1,121
|
$3.91
AED14.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
ISK10,800
|
$21.78
AED80.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
ISK4,163,431
|
$24,369.69
AED89,509.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
ISK3,344
|
$7.62
AED28.00
|
|
pay 42.0% more for housing
Iceland
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
ISK8,708
|
$104.06
AED382.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
ISK200,539
|
$1,554.77
AED5,710.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
ISK169,628
|
$1,212.35
AED4,452.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
ISK9,577
|
$132.77
AED487.68
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Iceland
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
ISK36,189
|
$596.56
AED2,191.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
ISK383,749
|
$9,988.57
AED36,688.01
|
|
pay 10.7% more for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
ISK1,189
|
$12.25
AED45.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
ISK579
|
$5.15
AED18.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
ISK1,484
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
ISK7,940
|
$73.56
AED270.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
ISK1,713
|
$12.25
AED45.00
|
|
pay 37.0% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
ISK16,476
|
$53.67
AED197.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
ISK7,031
|
$45.10
AED165.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
ISK21,087
|
$93.37
AED342.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
ISK24,447
|
$96.36
AED353.91
|
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