Cost of living comparison
Abu Dhabi is 2.7 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,885
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,795
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,092
|
$0.98
AED3.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,770
|
$0.34
AED1.24
|
|
pay 15.5% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,098
|
$1.29
AED4.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫175,932
|
$3.93
AED14.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,762
|
$7.02
AED25.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,099
|
$2.65
AED9.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,280
|
$3.48
AED12.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,523
|
$0.96
AED3.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,227
|
$0.75
AED2.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,753
|
$0.77
AED2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,563
|
$0.63
AED2.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,092
|
$0.48
AED1.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,704
|
$0.45
AED1.66
|
|
pay 39.4% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫102,959
|
$3.91
AED14.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫203,250
|
$21.78
AED80.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,029,943,428
|
$24,369.69
AED89,507.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫150,839
|
$7.62
AED28.00
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫254,603
|
$104.06
AED382.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,270,917
|
$1,554.77
AED5,710.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,628,623
|
$1,212.35
AED4,452.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,063,849
|
$132.77
AED487.67
|
|
pay 80.8% more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,761,966
|
$596.56
AED2,191.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫257,525,912
|
$9,988.57
AED36,687.01
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,791
|
$12.25
AED45.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,320
|
$5.15
AED18.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,737
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫634,479
|
$73.56
AED270.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫98,091
|
$12.25
AED45.00
|
|
pay 26.7% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫855,563
|
$53.67
AED197.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫749,539
|
$45.10
AED165.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,288,919
|
$93.37
AED342.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,694,072
|
$96.36
AED353.90
|
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