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Abu Dhabi vs. Pasig Cost of Living Summary

Abu Dhabi is 2.5 times more expensive than Pasig.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Abu Dhabi
Groceries: pay 7.7% more in Abu Dhabi
Transportation: pay 18.0% more in Abu Dhabi
Housing: pay 5.6 times more in Abu Dhabi
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in Abu Dhabi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.4 times more in Abu Dhabi
Clothing: pay 77.5% more in Abu Dhabi

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, clothing, and transportation in Abu Dhabi are more expensive than in Pasig. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Abu Dhabi.

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Abu Dhabi vs. Pasig Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Pasig	Abu Dhabi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.98 ₱254.88	$8.17 AED30.00	+105.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.81 ₱179.44	$9.53 AED35.00	+239.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 ₱43.84	$1.15 AED4.24	+68.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 ₱20.77	$0.42 AED1.53	+28.1%
Average			+128.8%

Pasig vs. Abu Dhabi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.7% more for groceries

	Pasig	Abu Dhabi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 ₱72.70	$1.62 AED5.94	+42.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.79 ₱178.42	$5.81 AED21.35	+108.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.42 ₱410.69	$7.38 AED27.11	+14.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 ₱131.16	$3.49 AED12.81	+70.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.55 ₱99.24	$4.40 AED16.17	+183.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.45 ₱92.49	$1.12 AED4.13	-22.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 ₱46.24	$0.95 AED3.48	+31.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 ₱84.40	$0.84 AED3.09	-36.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 ₱50.87	$0.71 AED2.60	-11.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 ₱65.96	$0.55 AED2.03	-46.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.20 ₱76.88	$0.53 AED1.96	-55.6%
Average			+7.7%

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pay 18.0% more for transportation

	Pasig	Abu Dhabi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.66 ₱297.83	$3.63 AED13.33	-22.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$26.55 AED97.50
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,359.52 ₱1M	$29,949.09 AED110K	+40.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.54 ₱162.61	$7.62 AED28.00	+199.8%
Average			+18.0%

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pay 5.6 times more for housing

	Pasig	Abu Dhabi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.14 ₱1,544.23	$88.30 AED324.32	+265.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$334.74 ₱21,409.89	$1,966.33 AED7,222.34	+487.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$151.43 ₱9,685.43	$1,399.56 AED5,140.58	+824.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$94.04 ₱6,015.08	$148.00 AED543.60	+57.4%
Average			+464.4%

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Pasig	Abu Dhabi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$132.83 ₱8,495.99	$790.93 AED2,905.08	+495.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,932.60 ₱571K	$14,819.26 AED54,431.15	+65.9%
Average			+214.3%

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pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Pasig	Abu Dhabi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 ₱76.46	$11.57 AED42.50	+867.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.26 ₱144.43	$5.96 AED21.88	+163.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.95 ₱188.61	$6.67 AED24.50	+126.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.29 ₱1,937.09	$95.29 AED350.01	+214.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.38 ₱407.81	$14.97 AED55.00	+134.9%
Average			+242.0%

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pay 77.5% more for clothing

	Pasig	Abu Dhabi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.01 ₱2,174.97	$61.46 AED225.76	+80.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.47 ₱1,757.27	$49.09 AED180.32	+78.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.73 ₱4,587.83	$111.63 AED410.01	+55.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.79 ₱3,568.31	$110.14 AED404.56	+97.4%
Average			+77.5%

Pasig vs. Abu Dhabi - Cost of clothing

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