Cost of living comparison
Abu Dhabi is 10.0% cheaper than Reykjavik.
If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 60.2% less for restaurants
Reykjavik
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.40
ISK2,570
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.62
ISK2,182
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
ISK354
|
$0.98
AED3.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
ISK283
|
$0.34
AED1.24
|
|
pay 42.0% less for groceries
Reykjavik
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
ISK475
|
$1.29
AED4.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
ISK1,005
|
$3.93
AED14.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
ISK823
|
$7.02
AED25.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.64
ISK788
|
$2.65
AED9.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.08
ISK1,129
|
$3.48
AED12.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
ISK219
|
$0.96
AED3.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
ISK130
|
$0.75
AED2.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
ISK172
|
$0.77
AED2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
ISK309
|
$0.63
AED2.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
ISK174
|
$0.48
AED1.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
ISK96
|
$0.45
AED1.66
|
|
pay 57.8% less for transportation
Reykjavik
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
ISK1,242
|
$3.91
AED14.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.56
ISK9,155
|
$21.78
AED80.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,150.35
ISK5,187,675
|
$24,369.69
AED89,507.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.44
ISK4,111
|
$7.62
AED28.00
|
|
pay 34.6% more for housing
Reykjavik
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
ISK8,943
|
$104.06
AED382.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,613.16
ISK225,262
|
$1,554.77
AED5,710.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,379.70
ISK192,661
|
$1,212.35
AED4,452.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.31
ISK9,679
|
$132.77
AED487.67
|
|
pay 88.1% more for childcare
Reykjavik
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.44
ISK39,439
|
$596.56
AED2,191.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,058.18
ISK845,964
|
$9,988.57
AED36,687.01
|
|
pay 1.3% less for entertainment and sports
Reykjavik
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.47
ISK1,322
|
$12.25
AED45.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.53
ISK632
|
$5.15
AED18.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.66
ISK1,628
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.30
ISK9,398
|
$73.56
AED270.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
ISK1,907
|
$12.25
AED45.00
|
|
pay 31.5% less for clothing
Reykjavik
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.17
ISK15,104
|
$53.67
AED197.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.41
ISK6,062
|
$45.10
AED165.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.74
ISK19,234
|
$93.37
AED342.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$182.49
ISK25,483
|
$96.36
AED353.90
|
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