Cost of living comparison

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Castries is 3.2% more expensive than Abu Dhabi.

If you lived in Castries instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:

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pay 48.0% more for restaurants

 
Abu Dhabi
Castries
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.89
AED40.00
$7.40
EC$20.00
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.53
AED35.00
$7.40
EC$20.00
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.08
AED3.95
$1.94
EC$5.25

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

 
Abu Dhabi
Castries
Bread
1 loaf
$1.37
AED5.03
$1.63
EC$4.39
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.80
AED17.63
$3.52
EC$9.50
Milk (1 gallon) $6.85
AED25.17
$7.72
EC$20.85

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pay 26.0% more for transportation

 
Abu Dhabi
Castries
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.03
AED11.11
$5.70
EC$15.40
Monthly public transit pass $24.50
AED90.00
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $45,026.41
AED165,382.00
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00

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pay 48.0% less for housing

 
Abu Dhabi
Castries
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$103.04
AED378.46
$45.02
EC$121.67
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,349.31
AED4,956.00
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,005.59
AED3,693.55
$407.02
EC$1,100.00

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pay 72.8% less for childcare

 
Abu Dhabi
Castries
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $669.40
AED2,458.70
$181.93
EC$491.67
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,841.46
AED47,166.67
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pay 56.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Abu Dhabi
Castries
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $10.89
AED40.00
$2.04
EC$5.50
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.88
AED21.61
$3.70
EC$10.00
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.13
AED22.50
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pay 7.9% more for clothing

 
Abu Dhabi
Castries
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$67.20
AED246.81
$78.94
EC$213.33
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$62.59
AED229.90
$58.59
EC$158.33
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$103.06
AED378.55
$123.34
EC$333.33

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