Cost of living comparison
Abu Dhabi is 3.2% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 39.2% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
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Abu Dhabi
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.62
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.95
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.47
|
$0.98
AED3.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.08
|
$0.34
AED1.24
|
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pay 2.6% less for groceries
United Kingdom
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Abu Dhabi
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
$1.29
AED4.75
|
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Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.87
|
$3.93
AED14.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.73
|
$7.02
AED25.79
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.06
|
$2.65
AED9.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.52
|
$3.48
AED12.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$0.96
AED3.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.75
AED2.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.79
|
$0.77
AED2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.93
|
$0.63
AED2.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.48
AED1.77
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$0.45
AED1.66
|
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pay 45.1% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.83
|
$3.91
AED14.37
|
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Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£73.02
|
$21.78
AED80.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,310.98
|
$24,369.69
AED89,507.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£12.99
|
$7.62
AED28.00
|
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pay 60.2% more for housing
United Kingdom
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Abu Dhabi
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.06
|
$104.06
AED382.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£839.21
|
$1,554.77
AED5,710.51
|
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£666.39
|
$1,212.35
AED4,452.86
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£146.07
|
$132.77
AED487.67
|
|
pay 44.7% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£945.43
|
$596.56
AED2,191.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,190.73
|
$9,988.57
AED36,687.01
|
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pay 42.0% more for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
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Abu Dhabi
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.95
|
$12.25
AED45.00
|
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Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.86
|
$5.15
AED18.92
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.81
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
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Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.29
|
$73.56
AED270.17
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.54
|
$12.25
AED45.00
|
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pay 7.0% more for clothing
United Kingdom
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Abu Dhabi
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£58.77
|
$53.67
AED197.11
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.28
|
$45.10
AED165.63
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.37
|
$93.37
AED342.93
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.42
|
$96.36
AED353.90
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