Cost of living comparison
Abu Dhabi is 70.9% more expensive than Amman.
If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Amman, you would:
pay 62.0% more for restaurants
|
Amman
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
JOD0.360
|
$1.21
AED4.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
JOD0.260
|
$0.45
AED1.64
|
|
pay 39.3% more for groceries
|
Amman
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
JOD0.390
|
$1.34
AED4.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
JOD2.470
|
$4.42
AED16.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.73
JOD4.060
|
$7.11
AED26.13
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
JOD1.360
|
$2.73
AED10.04
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
JOD1.780
|
$3.20
AED11.76
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
$1.05
AED3.86
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
JOD0.550
|
$0.81
AED2.98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
JOD0.500
|
$0.79
AED2.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
JOD0.240
|
$0.67
AED2.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
JOD0.300
|
$0.49
AED1.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
JOD0.280
|
$0.49
AED1.81
|
|
pay 21.5% less for transportation
|
Amman
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
JOD3.950
|
$3.08
AED11.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$56.43
JOD40.010
|
$21.78
AED80.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,212.72
JOD20,005.640
|
$44,166.62
AED162,224.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.84
JOD8.400
|
$7.51
AED27.60
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Amman
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.55
JOD25.210
|
$107.81
AED396.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$381.83
JOD270.760
|
$1,392.54
AED5,114.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.94
JOD194.960
|
$988.79
AED3,631.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.76
JOD49.470
|
$137.55
AED505.22
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Amman
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.33
JOD174.670
|
$700.77
AED2,573.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,685.43
JOD4,031.540
|
$12,626.81
AED46,378.27
|
|
pay 45.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Amman
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$11.57
AED42.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
JOD2.820
|
$5.96
AED21.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.83
JOD41.720
|
$78.72
AED289.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.70
JOD9.000
|
$13.61
AED50.00
|
|
pay 11.2% more for clothing
|
Amman
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.60
JOD45.810
|
$77.06
AED283.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.83
JOD39.590
|
$60.58
AED222.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.30
JOD81.760
|
$107.47
AED394.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.89
JOD65.160
|
$113.87
AED418.25
|
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