Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 14.4% more expensive than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 21.2% more for restaurants
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$7.88
₩11,395
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$6.09
₩8,805
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
AED3.95
|
$1.59
₩2,295
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
AED1.53
|
$0.84
₩1,216
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
AED5.03
|
$3.10
₩4,477
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.80
AED17.63
|
$6.52
₩9,436
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.85
AED25.17
|
$8.06
₩11,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
AED11.63
|
$3.06
₩4,424
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
AED13.24
|
$4.74
₩6,851
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
AED3.67
|
$3.30
₩4,770
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
AED3.00
|
$1.55
₩2,241
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
AED2.97
|
$2.44
₩3,530
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
AED2.52
|
$2.68
₩3,883
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
AED1.83
|
$1.73
₩2,503
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$1.39
₩2,006
|
|
pay 26.0% more for transportation
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.03
AED11.11
|
$4.59
₩6,636
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.50
AED90.00
|
$44.40
₩64,228
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,026.41
AED165,382.45
|
$27,023.07
₩39,086,703
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.23
AED26.56
|
$8.02
₩11,602
|
|
pay 38.0% less for housing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.04
AED378.47
|
$22.27
₩32,217
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,349.31
AED4,956.01
|
$883.18
₩1,277,448
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,005.59
AED3,693.56
|
$490.54
₩709,526
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.02
AED437.15
|
$133.35
₩192,884
|
|
pay 9.7% more for childcare
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$669.40
AED2,458.70
|
$385.48
₩557,567
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,841.46
AED47,166.80
|
$20,782.92
₩30,060,827
|
|
pay 38.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$3.58
₩5,180
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.88
AED21.61
|
$3.60
₩5,210
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
$3.22
₩4,662
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.83
AED238.13
|
$53.73
₩77,715
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.61
AED50.00
|
$10.74
₩15,539
|
|
pay 7.4% less for clothing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.20
AED246.82
|
$59.13
₩85,523
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.59
AED229.91
|
$46.64
₩67,467
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.06
AED378.55
|
$86.69
₩125,395
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.93
AED370.72
|
$124.89
₩180,644
|
|
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