Cost of living comparison
Abu Dhabi is 6.9% more expensive than Austria.
If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Austria, you would:
pay 44.0% less for restaurants
Austria
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Abu Dhabi
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.33
€13.81
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
€9.28
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.69
|
$1.21
AED4.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.04
|
$0.45
AED1.64
|
|
pay 32.5% less for groceries
Austria
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Abu Dhabi
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
€2.25
|
$1.34
AED4.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.22
€7.41
|
$4.42
AED16.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
€5.02
|
$7.11
AED26.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
€3.61
|
$2.73
AED10.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
€5.22
|
$3.20
AED11.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.05
|
$1.05
AED3.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.86
|
$0.81
AED2.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.18
|
$0.79
AED2.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.66
|
$0.67
AED2.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.85
|
$0.49
AED1.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.75
|
$0.49
AED1.81
|
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pay 25.3% less for transportation
Austria
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Abu Dhabi
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
€5.87
|
$3.08
AED11.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.62
€44.71
|
$21.78
AED80.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,063.58
€23,486.68
|
$44,166.62
AED162,224.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.69
€17.74
|
$7.51
AED27.60
|
|
pay 63.1% more for housing
Austria
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
€32.73
|
$107.81
AED396.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.49
€785.33
|
$1,392.54
AED5,114.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$685.35
€617.59
|
$988.79
AED3,631.82
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$267.95
€241.46
|
$137.55
AED505.22
|
|
pay 18.8% more for childcare
Austria
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.56
€423.14
|
$700.77
AED2,573.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,286.41
€12,873.91
|
$12,626.81
AED46,378.27
|
|
pay 60.0% more for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
€4.14
|
$11.57
AED42.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
€3.19
|
$5.96
AED21.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.46
€5.82
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.34
€39.95
|
$78.72
AED289.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.69
€11.43
|
$13.61
AED50.00
|
|
pay 8.2% more for clothing
Austria
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Abu Dhabi
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.15
€76.73
|
$77.06
AED283.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.34
€41.76
|
$60.58
AED222.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.08
€80.27
|
$107.47
AED394.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.31
€112.92
|
$113.87
AED418.25
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