Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 1.1% more expensive than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$11.85
RON56.63
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$7.54
RON36.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
AED3.95
|
$2.00
RON9.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
AED1.53
|
$2.20
RON10.53
|
|
pay 7.9% less for groceries
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
AED5.03
|
$1.17
RON5.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.80
AED17.63
|
$4.52
RON21.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.85
AED25.17
|
$6.34
RON30.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
AED11.63
|
$3.28
RON15.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
AED13.24
|
$3.09
RON14.76
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
AED3.67
|
$0.59
RON2.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
AED3.00
|
$0.77
RON3.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
AED2.97
|
$0.75
RON3.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
AED2.52
|
$0.88
RON4.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
AED1.83
|
$0.51
RON2.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$0.44
RON2.11
|
|
pay 2.5% more for transportation
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.03
AED11.11
|
$6.09
RON29.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.50
AED90.00
|
$17.24
RON82.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,026.41
AED165,382.00
|
$26,003.12
RON124,248.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.23
AED26.56
|
$5.82
RON27.80
|
|
pay 49.4% less for housing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.04
AED378.46
|
$9.35
RON44.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,349.31
AED4,956.00
|
$601.94
RON2,876.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,005.59
AED3,693.55
|
$397.23
RON1,898.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.02
AED437.15
|
$130.07
RON621.49
|
|
pay 19.1% less for childcare
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$669.40
AED2,458.70
|
$527.95
RON2,522.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,841.46
AED47,166.67
|
$10,631.65
RON50,800.15
|
|
pay 35.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$3.23
RON15.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.88
AED21.61
|
$3.17
RON15.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
$5.98
RON28.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.83
AED238.13
|
$49.84
RON238.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.61
AED50.00
|
$8.62
RON41.18
|
|
pay 7.9% less for clothing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.20
AED246.81
|
$78.42
RON374.68
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.59
AED229.90
|
$39.68
RON189.59
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.06
AED378.55
|
$85.94
RON410.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.93
AED370.71
|
$105.80
RON505.54
|
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