Cost of living comparison
Abu Dhabi is 14.2% more expensive than Madrid.
If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 44.2% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Abu Dhabi
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.38
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.37
|
$0.98
AED3.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
€1.63
|
$0.34
AED1.24
|
|
pay 10.0% less for groceries
Madrid
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Abu Dhabi
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
$1.29
AED4.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.92
€5.56
|
$3.93
AED14.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
€3.66
|
$7.02
AED25.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.52
|
$2.65
AED9.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.74
€3.51
|
$3.48
AED12.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$0.96
AED3.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.75
AED2.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.77
AED2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.97
|
$0.63
AED2.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.48
AED1.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.45
AED1.66
|
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pay 41.7% less for transportation
Madrid
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.98
|
$3.91
AED14.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.37
€55.70
|
$21.78
AED79.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,693.49
€25,983.41
|
$24,369.69
AED89,493.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.63
€12.79
|
$7.62
AED28.00
|
|
pay 75.3% more for housing
Madrid
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.19
€32.08
|
$104.06
AED382.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,094.67
€1,027.07
|
$1,554.77
AED5,709.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$816.29
€765.88
|
$1,212.35
AED4,452.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.07
€117.35
|
$132.77
AED487.59
|
|
pay 8.9% more for childcare
Madrid
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$529.47
€496.78
|
$596.56
AED2,190.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,499.24
€8,912.67
|
$9,988.57
AED36,681.12
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.09
|
$12.25
AED45.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
€2.04
|
$5.15
AED18.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.26
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.71
€39.13
|
$73.56
AED270.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.28
|
$12.25
AED45.00
|
|
pay 8.1% more for clothing
Madrid
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.45
€63.29
|
$53.67
AED197.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.01
€32.85
|
$45.10
AED165.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.87
€72.13
|
$93.37
AED342.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.21
€88.39
|
$96.36
AED353.85
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