Cost of living comparison
Abu Dhabi is 70.1% more expensive than Amman.
If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Amman, you would:
pay 55.6% 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) |
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
$1.08
AED3.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
JOD0.270
|
$0.42
AED1.53
|
|
pay 48.5% more for groceries
|
Amman
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
JOD0.370
|
$1.37
AED5.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.39
JOD2.400
|
$4.80
AED17.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.58
JOD3.960
|
$6.85
AED25.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
JOD1.450
|
$3.16
AED11.63
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
JOD1.820
|
$3.61
AED13.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
$1.00
AED3.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
JOD0.520
|
$0.82
AED3.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
JOD0.500
|
$0.81
AED2.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$0.69
AED2.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
JOD0.290
|
$0.50
AED1.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.250
|
$0.58
AED2.13
|
|
pay 12.1% less for transportation
|
Amman
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
JOD3.890
|
$3.03
AED11.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.31
JOD30.000
|
$24.50
AED90.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,384.29
JOD18,000.000
|
$45,026.41
AED165,382.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.85
JOD8.400
|
$7.23
AED26.56
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Amman
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.80
JOD24.680
|
$103.04
AED378.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$440.45
JOD312.320
|
$1,349.31
AED4,956.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.09
JOD196.480
|
$1,005.59
AED3,693.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.55
JOD52.160
|
$119.02
AED437.15
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Amman
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.75
JOD169.300
|
$669.40
AED2,458.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,288.39
JOD3,750.000
|
$12,841.46
AED47,166.67
|
|
pay 44.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Amman
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.35
JOD4.500
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.03
JOD2.860
|
$5.88
AED21.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.15
JOD41.230
|
$64.83
AED238.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.28
JOD8.000
|
$13.61
AED50.00
|
|
pay 10.3% more for clothing
|
Amman
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.45
JOD45.700
|
$67.20
AED246.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.44
JOD35.770
|
$62.59
AED229.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.69
JOD77.780
|
$103.06
AED378.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.79
JOD60.120
|
$100.93
AED370.71
|
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