Cost of living comparison
Ljubljana is 17.8% more expensive than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Ljubljana instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
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Abu Dhabi
|
Ljubljana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$15.00
€14.40
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$8.57
€8.23
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
AED3.95
|
$2.91
€2.79
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
AED1.53
|
$1.91
€1.83
|
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pay 20.7% more for groceries
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Ljubljana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
AED5.03
|
$1.85
€1.78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.80
AED17.63
|
$6.52
€6.26
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.85
AED25.17
|
$5.13
€4.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
AED11.63
|
$3.48
€3.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
AED13.24
|
$4.94
€4.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
AED3.67
|
$0.87
€0.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
AED3.00
|
$0.77
€0.74
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
AED2.97
|
$0.94
€0.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
AED2.52
|
$1.49
€1.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
AED1.83
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$0.66
€0.64
|
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pay 45.5% more for transportation
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Ljubljana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.03
AED11.11
|
$6.03
€5.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.50
AED90.00
|
$39.66
€38.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,026.41
AED165,382.00
|
$27,865.84
€26,747.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.23
AED26.56
|
$11.49
€11.03
|
|
pay 14.7% less for housing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Ljubljana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.04
AED378.46
|
$33.52
€32.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,349.31
AED4,956.00
|
$942.82
€904.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,005.59
AED3,693.55
|
$774.26
€743.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.02
AED437.15
|
$192.52
€184.80
|
|
pay 30.3% less for childcare
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Ljubljana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$669.40
AED2,458.70
|
$485.78
€466.29
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,841.46
AED47,166.67
|
$8,574.10
€8,230.09
|
|
pay 41.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Ljubljana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$3.22
€3.09
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.88
AED21.61
|
$2.32
€2.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.83
AED238.13
|
$46.17
€44.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.61
AED50.00
|
$8.57
€8.23
|
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pay 6.6% more for clothing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Ljubljana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.20
AED246.81
|
$88.79
€85.22
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.59
AED229.90
|
$42.55
€40.84
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.06
AED378.55
|
$103.31
€99.16
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.93
AED370.71
|
$127.18
€122.08
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