Cost of living comparison

Grenada

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United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi vs. St. George's Cost of Living Summary

Abu Dhabi is 28.0% more expensive than St. George's.

Restaurants: pay 10.8% less in Abu Dhabi
Groceries: pay 44.5% less in Abu Dhabi
Transportation: pay 29.0% less in Abu Dhabi
Housing: pay 96.0% more in Abu Dhabi
Childcare: pay 8.0 times more in Abu Dhabi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Abu Dhabi
Clothing: pay 52.2% more in Abu Dhabi

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

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Abu Dhabi vs. St. George's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of St. George's, you would:

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pay 10.8% less for restaurants

	St. George's	Abu Dhabi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$8.17 AED30.00	+10.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 EC$22.50	$9.53 AED35.00	+14.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$1.15 AED4.24	-40.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$0.42 AED1.53	-78.6%
Average			-10.8%

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pay 44.5% less for groceries

	St. George's	Abu Dhabi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.38 EC$6.44	$1.62 AED5.94	-32.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.93 EC$18.74	$5.81 AED21.35	-16.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$15.41 EC$41.64	$7.38 AED27.11	-52.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.26 EC$11.50	$3.49 AED12.81	-18.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.26 EC$11.50	$4.40 AED16.17	+3.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$6.11 EC$16.50	$1.12 AED4.13	-81.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$0.95 AED3.48	-14.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 EC$2.00	$0.84 AED3.09	+13.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.59 EC$7.00	$0.71 AED2.60	-72.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.55 AED2.03	-57.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.67 EC$4.50	$0.53 AED1.96	-68.0%
Average			-44.5%

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pay 29.0% less for transportation

	St. George's	Abu Dhabi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.28 EC$14.26	$3.63 AED13.33	-31.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$64.35 EC$173.91	$26.55 AED97.50	-58.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,901.46 EC$70,000.00	$29,949.09 AED110K	+15.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$7.62 AED28.00
Average			-29.0%

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pay 96.0% more for housing

	St. George's	Abu Dhabi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.94 EC$137.67	$88.30 AED324.32	+73.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,134.73 EC$3,066.67	$1,966.33 AED7,222.34	+73.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$437.86 EC$1,183.33	$1,399.56 AED5,140.58	+219.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$192.10 EC$519.15	$148.00 AED543.60	-23.0%
Average			+96.0%

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pay 8.0 times more for childcare

	St. George's	Abu Dhabi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.50 EC$150.00	$790.93 AED2,905.08	+1325.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,330.19 EC$9,000.00	$14,819.26 AED54,431.15	+345.0%
Average			+696.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	St. George's	Abu Dhabi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.78 EC$7.50	$11.57 AED42.50	+317.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.38 EC$11.83	$5.96 AED21.88	+36.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$6.67 AED24.50
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$95.29 AED350.01	+157.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.10 EC$30.00	$14.97 AED55.00	+34.9%
Average			+107.8%

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pay 52.2% more for clothing

	St. George's	Abu Dhabi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$35.15 EC$95.00	$61.46 AED225.76	+74.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	$49.09 AED180.32	+10.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$50.57 EC$136.67	$111.63 AED410.01	+120.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.57 EC$236.67	$110.14 AED404.56	+25.8%
Average			+52.2%

St. George's vs. Abu Dhabi - Cost of clothing

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