Cost of living comparison
Abu Dhabi is 16.8% more expensive than Lisbon.
If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 37.1% less for restaurants
Lisbon
|
Abu Dhabi
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.25
€7.65
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
€1.64
|
$0.98
AED3.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.26
|
$0.34
AED1.24
|
|
pay 4.0% less for groceries
Lisbon
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
€1.44
|
$1.29
AED4.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.15
€4.77
|
$3.93
AED14.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
€3.60
|
$7.02
AED25.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.95
€2.74
|
$2.65
AED9.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
€3.13
|
$3.48
AED12.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.92
|
$0.96
AED3.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.75
AED2.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.77
AED2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.93
|
$0.63
AED2.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$0.48
AED1.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$0.45
AED1.66
|
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pay 36.0% less for transportation
Lisbon
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.68
€7.13
|
$3.91
AED14.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.98
€40.80
|
$21.78
AED80.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,784.59
€28,560.40
|
$24,369.69
AED89,509.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.00
€9.28
|
$7.62
AED28.00
|
|
pay 60.5% more for housing
Lisbon
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.97
€37.08
|
$104.06
AED382.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,352.26
€1,254.56
|
$1,554.77
AED5,710.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$872.69
€809.64
|
$1,212.35
AED4,452.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.15
€96.63
|
$132.77
AED487.68
|
|
pay 11.4% more for childcare
Lisbon
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$462.77
€429.33
|
$596.56
AED2,191.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,635.21
€9,866.81
|
$9,988.57
AED36,688.01
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Lisbon
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
€2.55
|
$12.25
AED45.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
€1.91
|
$5.15
AED18.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.94
€5.51
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€39.78
|
$73.56
AED270.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.25
€7.65
|
$12.25
AED45.00
|
|
pay 0.9% less for clothing
Lisbon
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.22
€78.13
|
$53.67
AED197.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
€32.73
|
$45.10
AED165.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.32
€77.30
|
$93.37
AED342.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.05
€96.53
|
$96.36
AED353.91
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