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Abu Dhabi vs. Oeiras Cost of Living Summary

Abu Dhabi is 5.5% more expensive than Oeiras.

Restaurants: pay 43.2% less in Abu Dhabi
Groceries: pay 0.3% less in Abu Dhabi
Transportation: pay 37.4% less in Abu Dhabi
Housing: pay 38.7% more in Abu Dhabi
Childcare: pay 46.4% more in Abu Dhabi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Abu Dhabi
Clothing: pay 12.4% less in Abu Dhabi

The cost of entertainment and sports, childcare, and housing in Abu Dhabi are more expensive than in Oeiras. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, clothing, and groceries are lower in Abu Dhabi. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Abu Dhabi.

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Abu Dhabi vs. Oeiras Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Oeiras, you would:

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pay 43.2% less for restaurants

	Oeiras	Abu Dhabi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.68 €13.95	$8.17 AED30.00	-47.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.97	$9.53 AED35.00	-14.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.38 €2.12	$1.15 AED4.24	-51.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.75 €1.56	$0.42 AED1.53	-76.2%
Average			-43.2%

Oeiras vs. Abu Dhabi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.3% less for groceries

	Oeiras	Abu Dhabi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 €1.10	$1.62 AED5.94	+30.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.20 €6.41	$5.81 AED21.35	-19.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.99 €3.55	$7.38 AED27.10	+84.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.53 €3.14	$3.49 AED12.81	-1.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.43 €3.05	$4.40 AED16.16	+28.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.33 €1.19	$1.12 AED4.13	-15.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 €0.55	$0.95 AED3.48	+53.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 €0.72	$0.84 AED3.09	+3.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.04	$0.71 AED2.60	-39.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 €0.72	$0.55 AED2.03	-32.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 €0.67	$0.53 AED1.96	-29.2%
Average			-0.3%

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pay 37.4% less for transportation

	Oeiras	Abu Dhabi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.00 €7.12	$3.63 AED13.32	-54.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.79 €39.86	$26.55 AED97.49	-40.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,640.22 €29,941.00	$29,949.09 AED110K	-11.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.91 €8.82	$7.62 AED28.00	-23.1%
Average			-37.4%

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pay 38.7% more for housing

	Oeiras	Abu Dhabi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.09 €31.23	$88.30 AED324.28	+151.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,455.66 €1,295.59	$1,966.33 AED7,221.36	+35.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,157.06 €1,029.83	$1,399.56 AED5,139.88	+21.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$84.04 €74.80	$148.00 AED543.52	+76.1%
Average			+38.7%

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pay 46.4% more for childcare

	Oeiras	Abu Dhabi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$481.49 €428.54	$790.93 AED2,904.68	+64.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,364.94 €10,115.21	$14,819.26 AED54,423.74	+30.4%
Average			+46.4%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Oeiras	Abu Dhabi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.36 €2.99	$11.57 AED42.50	+244.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 €2.24	$5.96 AED21.87	+136.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.82 €5.18	$6.67 AED24.50	+14.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.48 €51.16	$95.29 AED349.96	+65.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.40 €7.47	$14.97 AED54.99	+78.3%
Average			+102.2%

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pay 12.4% less for clothing

	Oeiras	Abu Dhabi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.85 €76.41	$61.46 AED225.73	-28.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.79 €39.86	$49.09 AED180.30	+9.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.24 €96.34	$111.63 AED409.96	+3.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$151.16 €134.54	$110.14 AED404.50	-27.1%
Average			-12.4%

Oeiras vs. Abu Dhabi - Cost of clothing

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