Cost of living comparison
George Town is 2.4 times more expensive than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in George Town instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
|
Abu Dhabi
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$15.00
KYD12.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
AED4.43
|
$3.53
KYD2.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
AED1.64
|
$2.73
KYD2.28
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
|
Abu Dhabi
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
AED4.90
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
AED16.22
|
$6.58
KYD5.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
AED26.13
|
$12.11
KYD10.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
AED10.04
|
$8.61
KYD7.16
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
AED11.76
|
$5.48
KYD4.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
AED3.86
|
$4.58
KYD3.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
AED2.98
|
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
AED2.92
|
$3.37
KYD2.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
AED2.46
|
$3.78
KYD3.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
AED1.80
|
$3.11
KYD2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
AED1.81
|
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
|
Abu Dhabi
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.08
AED11.31
|
$6.98
KYD5.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.78
AED80.00
|
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,166.62
AED162,224.00
|
$39,004.13
KYD32,464.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.51
AED27.60
|
$72.01
KYD59.93
|
|
pay 89.1% more for housing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.81
AED396.00
|
$114.70
KYD95.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.54
AED5,114.80
|
$2,700.29
KYD2,247.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.79
AED3,631.82
|
$2,228.81
KYD1,855.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.55
AED505.22
|
$317.39
KYD264.17
|
|
pay 98.0% more for childcare
|
Abu Dhabi
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$700.77
AED2,573.91
|
$1,400.15
KYD1,165.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,626.81
AED46,378.27
|
$24,778.63
KYD20,623.99
|
|
pay 26.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Abu Dhabi
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$11.57
AED42.50
|
$7.20
KYD5.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.96
AED21.89
|
$6.44
KYD5.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
$14.40
KYD11.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.72
AED289.13
|
$73.67
KYD61.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.61
AED50.00
|
$18.00
KYD14.98
|
|
pay 40.8% more for clothing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.06
AED283.05
|
$85.51
KYD71.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.58
AED222.53
|
$112.01
KYD93.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.47
AED394.73
|
$132.97
KYD110.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
AED418.25
|
$163.52
KYD136.10
|
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