Cost of living comparison
Abu Dhabi is 60.1% more expensive than Beirut.
If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 15.4% less for restaurants
|
Beirut
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LBP891,784
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
$1.08
AED3.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
$0.42
AED1.53
|
|
pay 32.2% more for groceries
|
Beirut
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LBP81,554
|
$1.37
AED5.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.48
LBP488,252
|
$4.80
AED17.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
LBP551,809
|
$6.85
AED25.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
LBP242,272
|
$3.16
AED11.63
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
LBP342,078
|
$3.61
AED13.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
LBP61,686
|
$1.00
AED3.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP49,542
|
$0.82
AED3.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,617
|
$0.81
AED2.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
LBP41,597
|
$0.69
AED2.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP34,922
|
$0.50
AED1.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,113
|
$0.58
AED2.13
|
|
pay 18.4% less for transportation
|
Beirut
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP311,294
|
$3.03
AED11.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
$24.50
AED90.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
LBP2,675,353,513
|
$45,026.41
AED165,382.45
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
$7.23
AED26.56
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Beirut
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
$103.04
AED378.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$738.24
LBP65,834,680
|
$1,349.31
AED4,956.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.38
LBP32,048,506
|
$1,005.59
AED3,693.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
$119.02
AED437.15
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Beirut
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.33
LBP25,267,228
|
$669.40
AED2,458.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,111.11
LBP366,622,518
|
$12,841.46
AED47,166.80
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Beirut
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.80
LBP249,700
|
$5.88
AED21.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.33
LBP5,291,255
|
$64.83
AED238.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
$13.61
AED50.00
|
|
pay 3.7% less for clothing
|
Beirut
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
LBP6,967,066
|
$67.20
AED246.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
$62.59
AED229.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.12
LBP9,196,528
|
$103.06
AED378.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.71
LBP9,873,328
|
$100.93
AED370.72
|
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