Cost of living comparison
Abu Dhabi is 3.3 times more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Praia, you would:
pay 41.2% more for restaurants
Praia
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.41
CVE446.75
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.15
CVE521.21
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
CVE142.11
|
$1.21
AED4.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
CVE96.06
|
$0.45
AED1.64
|
|
pay 8.0% more for groceries
Praia
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
CVE124.24
|
$1.34
AED4.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.41
CVE547.43
|
$4.42
AED16.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
CVE364.53
|
$7.11
AED26.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
CVE240.91
|
$2.73
AED10.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
CVE173.37
|
$3.20
AED11.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
CVE135.09
|
$1.05
AED3.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
CVE99.07
|
$0.81
AED2.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.79
AED2.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
CVE99.07
|
$0.67
AED2.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CVE54.04
|
$0.49
AED1.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
CVE72.05
|
$0.49
AED1.81
|
|
pay 3.7% less for transportation
Praia
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
CVE577.77
|
$3.08
AED11.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.60
CVE2,084.83
|
$21.78
AED80.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,486.52
CVE2,680,496.57
|
$44,166.62
AED162,224.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
CVE1,290.61
|
$7.51
AED27.60
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Praia
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.53
CVE5,923.57
|
$107.81
AED396.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.25
CVE24,819.41
|
$1,392.54
AED5,114.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.46
CVE14,012.68
|
$988.79
AED3,631.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.28
CVE6,302.42
|
$137.55
AED505.22
|
|
pay 10.6 times more for childcare
Praia
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
CVE7,663.98
|
$700.77
AED2,573.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,059.46
CVE107,219.86
|
$12,626.81
AED46,378.27
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.26
CVE228.62
|
$11.57
AED42.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
CVE149.57
|
$5.96
AED21.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.41
CVE446.75
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.79
CVE2,812.87
|
$78.72
AED289.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CVE595.67
|
$13.61
AED50.00
|
|
pay 46.5% more for clothing
Praia
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$77.06
AED283.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.43
CVE2,978.33
|
$60.58
AED222.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.48
CVE7,942.21
|
$107.47
AED394.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.72
CVE11,913.32
|
$113.87
AED418.25
|
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