Cost of living comparison
Roseau is 16.2% more expensive than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Roseau instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 62.8% more for restaurants
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Roseau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
|
$6.66
EC$18.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
AED3.95
|
$1.71
EC$4.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
AED1.53
|
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Roseau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
AED5.03
|
$2.47
EC$6.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.80
AED17.63
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.85
AED25.17
|
$14.24
EC$38.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
AED11.62
|
$5.18
EC$14.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
AED13.24
|
$4.69
EC$12.66
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
AED3.67
|
$2.85
EC$7.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
AED3.00
|
$1.02
EC$2.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
AED2.97
|
$2.12
EC$5.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
AED2.52
|
$2.41
EC$6.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
AED1.83
|
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$1.39
EC$3.75
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Roseau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.03
AED11.11
|
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.50
AED90.00
|
$32.25
EC$87.16
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,026.41
AED165,377.50
|
$33,254.25
EC$89,871.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.23
AED26.56
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
pay 53.6% less for housing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Roseau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.04
AED378.45
|
$56.74
EC$153.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,349.31
AED4,955.87
|
$283.68
EC$766.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,005.59
AED3,693.45
|
$203.51
EC$550.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.02
AED437.13
|
$106.28
EC$287.22
|
|
pay 78.8% less for childcare
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Roseau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$669.40
AED2,458.63
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,841.46
AED47,165.38
|
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
|
pay 36.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Roseau
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.88
AED21.61
|
$3.10
EC$8.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.83
AED238.12
|
$43.17
EC$116.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.61
AED50.00
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
|
pay 3.2% less for clothing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Roseau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.20
AED246.81
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.59
AED229.90
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.06
AED378.54
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.93
AED370.70
|
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
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