Cost of living comparison
Abu Dhabi is 38.7% more expensive than Riyadh.
If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 29.1% more for restaurants
Riyadh
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
$0.98
AED3.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
$0.34
AED1.24
|
|
pay 1.2% less for groceries
Riyadh
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
$1.29
AED4.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
SAR14.56
|
$3.93
AED14.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
$7.02
AED25.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
$2.65
AED9.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
$3.48
AED12.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
$0.96
AED3.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
SAR2.93
|
$0.75
AED2.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
$0.77
AED2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
$0.63
AED2.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
$0.48
AED1.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
$0.45
AED1.66
|
|
pay 2.3% less for transportation
Riyadh
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
$3.91
AED14.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.99
SAR119.98
|
$21.78
AED80.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,992.84
SAR89,985.12
|
$24,369.69
AED89,509.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.66
SAR54.99
|
$7.62
AED28.00
|
|
pay 76.7% more for housing
Riyadh
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.71
SAR268.96
|
$104.06
AED382.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$927.46
SAR3,478.45
|
$1,554.77
AED5,710.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$598.10
SAR2,243.18
|
$1,212.35
AED4,452.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.43
SAR260.39
|
$132.77
AED487.68
|
|
pay 54.1% more for childcare
Riyadh
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$372.21
SAR1,395.98
|
$596.56
AED2,191.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,748.95
SAR25,311.94
|
$9,988.57
AED36,688.01
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
$12.25
AED45.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
$5.15
AED18.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$101.08
SAR379.10
|
$73.56
AED270.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
$12.25
AED45.00
|
|
pay 10.2% less for clothing
Riyadh
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.90
SAR194.63
|
$53.67
AED197.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.87
SAR239.56
|
$45.10
AED165.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.70
SAR411.45
|
$93.37
AED342.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.25
SAR360.97
|
$96.36
AED353.91
|
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