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Abu Dhabi vs. Saint John's Cost of Living Summary

Abu Dhabi is 2.1 times more expensive than Saint John's.

Restaurants: pay 31.8% less in Abu Dhabi
Groceries: pay 36.3% less in Abu Dhabi
Transportation: pay 16.7% less in Abu Dhabi
Housing: pay 38.2% more in Abu Dhabi
Childcare: pay 6.9 times more in Abu Dhabi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Abu Dhabi
Clothing: pay 26.9% more in Abu Dhabi

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, and clothing in Abu Dhabi are more expensive than in Saint John's. Expenses including groceries, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Abu Dhabi. Notably, childcare and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Abu Dhabi.

Abu Dhabi vs. Saint John's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Saint John's, you would:

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pay 31.8% less for restaurants

	Saint John's	Abu Dhabi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.88 EC$37.50	$10.89 AED40.00	-21.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$9.53 AED35.00	-14.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 EC$5.60	$1.29 AED4.74	-37.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 EC$2.58	$0.44 AED1.61	-54.0%
Average			-31.8%

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pay 36.3% less for groceries

	Saint John's	Abu Dhabi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$1.60 AED5.89	-42.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 EC$11.00	$5.28 AED19.39	+29.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$7.50 AED27.54	-10.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 EC$14.50	$3.64 AED13.37	-32.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.69 EC$9.98	$4.12 AED15.11	+11.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$1.15 AED4.21	-61.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$0.82 AED3.00	-26.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.83 AED3.05	-77.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.67 AED2.46	-81.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.53 AED1.96	-58.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.65 AED2.39	-49.7%
Average			-36.3%

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pay 16.7% less for transportation

	Saint John's	Abu Dhabi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.29 EC$17.00	$2.94 AED10.80	-53.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$25.87 AED95.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	$44,639.07 AED163,937.00	+88.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.53 EC$139.27	$7.62 AED28.00	-85.2%
Average			-16.7%

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pay 38.2% more for housing

	Saint John's	Abu Dhabi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.58 EC$209.67	$100.96 AED370.79	+30.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$1,490.68 AED5,474.52	+42.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$1,109.19 AED4,073.48	+63.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.04 EC$267.65	$115.93 AED425.75	+17.1%
Average			+38.2%

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pay 6.9 times more for childcare

	Saint John's	Abu Dhabi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$625.43 AED2,296.88
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	$12,786.81 AED46,959.57	+591.1%
Average			+591.1%

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Saint John's	Abu Dhabi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$11.29 AED41.45	+510.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 EC$10.67	$5.77 AED21.18	+46.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$6.26 AED23.00
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.67 EC$166.67	$62.90 AED230.98	+2.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 EC$16.75	$13.61 AED50.00	+119.7%
Average			+169.4%

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pay 26.9% more for clothing

	Saint John's	Abu Dhabi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	$60.62 AED222.62	+21.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$51.93 AED190.71
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$98.09 AED360.23	+32.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$96.21 AED353.33
Average			+26.9%

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