Cost of living comparison
Abu Dhabi is 2.1 times more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
THB76.09
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
THB206.73
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
THB24.40
|
$0.98
AED3.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.93
|
$0.34
AED1.24
|
|
pay 20.9% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
THB54.22
|
$1.29
AED4.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
THB292.14
|
$3.93
AED14.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
THB236.04
|
$7.02
AED25.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
THB63.84
|
$2.65
AED9.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.14
|
$3.48
AED12.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
THB44.03
|
$0.96
AED3.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
THB18.43
|
$0.75
AED2.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.94
|
$0.77
AED2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
THB21.56
|
$0.63
AED2.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB22.57
|
$0.48
AED1.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
THB16.80
|
$0.45
AED1.66
|
|
pay 17.1% less for transportation
Thailand
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
THB167.00
|
$3.91
AED14.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
THB888.89
|
$21.78
AED80.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
THB1,143,711.25
|
$24,369.69
AED89,509.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
THB353.91
|
$7.62
AED28.00
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
THB625.06
|
$104.06
AED382.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
THB10,629.78
|
$1,554.77
AED5,710.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
THB7,584.58
|
$1,212.35
AED4,452.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
THB1,806.88
|
$132.77
AED487.68
|
|
pay 39.6% more for childcare
Thailand
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
THB12,225.83
|
$596.56
AED2,191.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
THB362,185.06
|
$9,988.57
AED36,688.01
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
THB69.39
|
$12.25
AED45.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
THB71.08
|
$5.15
AED18.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
THB132.08
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
THB1,720.49
|
$73.56
AED270.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
THB205.88
|
$12.25
AED45.00
|
|
pay 40.3% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
THB1,476.48
|
$53.67
AED197.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
THB988.06
|
$45.10
AED165.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
THB2,998.24
|
$93.37
AED342.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
THB2,386.88
|
$96.36
AED353.91
|
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