Cost of living comparison
Abu Dhabi is 31.5% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Spain, you would:
pay 38.5% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Abu Dhabi
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.64
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.92
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.86
|
$0.98
AED3.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.31
|
$0.34
AED1.24
|
|
pay 1.9% more for groceries
Spain
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
$1.29
AED4.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.36
|
$3.93
AED14.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.32
|
$7.02
AED25.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.20
|
$2.65
AED9.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.91
|
$3.48
AED12.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.96
AED3.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.75
AED2.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.77
AED2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.63
AED2.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.48
AED1.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.45
AED1.66
|
|
pay 44.3% less for transportation
Spain
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.24
|
$3.91
AED14.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€37.25
|
$21.78
AED80.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,771.67
|
$24,369.69
AED89,507.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.22
|
$7.62
AED28.00
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Spain
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€37.98
|
$104.06
AED382.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€652.06
|
$1,554.77
AED5,710.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€533.51
|
$1,212.35
AED4,452.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€99.84
|
$132.77
AED487.67
|
|
pay 54.9% more for childcare
Spain
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€320.16
|
$596.56
AED2,191.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,888.28
|
$9,988.57
AED36,687.01
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.49
|
$12.25
AED45.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.73
|
$5.15
AED18.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.19
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€40.51
|
$73.56
AED270.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.87
|
$12.25
AED45.00
|
|
pay 10.2% more for clothing
Spain
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€68.79
|
$53.67
AED197.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.87
|
$45.10
AED165.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€69.51
|
$93.37
AED342.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€85.40
|
$96.36
AED353.90
|
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