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Abu Dhabi vs. Port Of Spain Cost of Living Summary

Abu Dhabi is 33.7% more expensive than Port Of Spain.

Restaurants: pay 0.5% less in Abu Dhabi
Groceries: pay 30.9% less in Abu Dhabi
Transportation: pay 27.2% less in Abu Dhabi
Housing: pay 93.4% more in Abu Dhabi
Childcare: pay 83.5% more in Abu Dhabi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Abu Dhabi
Clothing: pay 5.3% less in Abu Dhabi

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

Abu Dhabi vs. Port Of Spain Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Port Of Spain, you would:

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pay 0.5% less for restaurants

	Port Of Spain	Abu Dhabi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.31 TTD69.78	$10.89 AED40.00	+5.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.10 TTD54.82	$9.53 AED35.00	+17.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 TTD7.29	$1.29 AED4.74	+19.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 TTD5.45	$0.44 AED1.61	-45.4%
Average			-0.5%

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pay 30.9% less for groceries

	Port Of Spain	Abu Dhabi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.77 TTD18.75	$1.60 AED5.89	-42.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.08 TTD27.58	$5.28 AED19.39	+29.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.51 TTD71.11	$7.50 AED27.54	-28.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.17 TTD35.03	$3.64 AED13.37	-29.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.62 TTD31.26	$4.12 AED15.11	-10.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.80 TTD18.93	$1.15 AED4.21	-59.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.16 TTD7.88	$0.82 AED3.00	-29.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.05 TTD13.88	$0.83 AED3.05	-59.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.88 TTD12.74	$0.67 AED2.46	-64.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 TTD4.83	$0.53 AED1.96	-25.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 TTD5.56	$0.65 AED2.39	-20.6%
Average			-30.9%

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pay 27.2% less for transportation

	Port Of Spain	Abu Dhabi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.24 TTD28.68	$2.94 AED10.80	-30.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.20 TTD657.88	$25.87 AED95.00	-73.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,345.77 TTD239,228.93	$44,639.07 AED163,937.00	+26.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.05 TTD74.76	$7.62 AED28.00	-31.0%
Average			-27.2%

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pay 93.4% more for housing

	Port Of Spain	Abu Dhabi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.53 TTD416.44	$100.96 AED370.79	+64.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$794.05 TTD5,374.34	$1,490.68 AED5,474.52	+87.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$478.64 TTD3,239.56	$1,109.19 AED4,073.48	+131.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.00 TTD412.88	$115.93 AED425.75	+90.0%
Average			+93.4%

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pay 83.5% more for childcare

	Port Of Spain	Abu Dhabi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$331.09 TTD2,240.92	$625.43 AED2,296.88	+88.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,182.06 TTD48,609.99	$12,786.81 AED46,959.57	+78.0%
Average			+83.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Port Of Spain	Abu Dhabi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.84 TTD12.46	$11.29 AED41.45	+513.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.73 TTD25.25	$5.77 AED21.18	+54.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.04 TTD40.87	$6.26 AED23.00	+3.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.41 TTD368.26	$62.90 AED230.98	+15.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.68 TTD72.27	$13.61 AED50.00	+27.5%
Average			+122.9%

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pay 5.3% less for clothing

	Port Of Spain	Abu Dhabi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.03 TTD399.55	$60.62 AED222.62	+2.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.29 TTD259.16	$51.93 AED190.71	+35.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$166.91 TTD1,129.69	$98.09 AED360.23	-41.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.82 TTD797.43	$96.21 AED353.33	-18.3%
Average			-5.3%

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