Cost of living comparison

Caracas, Venezuela

compared to

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi vs. Caracas Cost of Living Summary

Abu Dhabi is 2.5 times more expensive than Caracas.

Restaurants: pay 38.8% less in Abu Dhabi
Groceries: pay 15.8% less in Abu Dhabi
Transportation: pay 3.2% more in Abu Dhabi
Housing: pay 6.0 times more in Abu Dhabi
Childcare: pay 4.8 times more in Abu Dhabi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9 times more in Abu Dhabi
Clothing: pay 17.1% more in Abu Dhabi

The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation in Abu Dhabi are more expensive than in Caracas. Expenses including restaurants and groceries are lower in Abu Dhabi. Notably, housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Abu Dhabi.

Abu Dhabi vs. Caracas Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Caracas, you would:

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pay 38.8% less for restaurants

	Caracas	Abu Dhabi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00 VEF149.62	$10.89 AED40.00	-27.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00 VEF119.69	$9.53 AED35.00	-20.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 VEF17.78	$1.08 AED3.95	-39.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 VEF12.84	$0.42 AED1.53	-67.6%
Average			-38.8%

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pay 15.8% less for groceries

	Caracas	Abu Dhabi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.17 VEF21.64	$1.37 AED5.03	-36.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 VEF48.61	$4.80 AED17.63	-1.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.73 VEF77.06	$6.85 AED25.17	-11.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.03 VEF30.26	$3.16 AED11.63	+4.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.24 VEF32.36	$3.61 AED13.25	+11.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.55 VEF25.43	$1.00 AED3.67	-60.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 VEF6.56	$0.82 AED3.00	+24.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 VEF8.97	$0.81 AED2.97	-10.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 VEF7.51	$0.69 AED2.52	-8.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 VEF10.04	$0.50 AED1.83	-50.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.87 VEF8.69	$0.58 AED2.13	-33.3%
Average			-15.8%

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pay 3.2% more for transportation

	Caracas	Abu Dhabi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.89 VEF18.88	$3.03 AED11.11	+59.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 VEF299.24	$24.50 AED90.00	-18.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,000.00 VEF319,184.03	$45,026.41 AED165,384.25	+40.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.80 VEF237.39	$7.23 AED26.56	-69.6%
Average			+3.2%

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pay 6.0 times more for housing

	Caracas	Abu Dhabi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.22 VEF371.27	$103.04 AED378.47	+176.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$394.44 VEF3,934.39	$1,349.31 AED4,956.07	+242.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$366.67 VEF3,657.32	$1,005.59 AED3,693.60	+174.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$7.90 VEF78.82	$119.02 AED437.15	+1406.2%
Average			+499.9%

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pay 4.8 times more for childcare

	Caracas	Abu Dhabi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$98.67 VEF984.15	$669.40 AED2,458.73	+578.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,720.00 VEF47,079.64	$12,841.46 AED47,167.31	+172.1%
Average			+375.2%

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pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Caracas	Abu Dhabi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 VEF14.96	$10.89 AED40.00	+626.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.72 VEF27.12	$5.88 AED21.61	+116.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 VEF32.42	$6.13 AED22.50	+88.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.88 VEF716.92	$64.83 AED238.13	-9.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.00 VEF59.85	$13.61 AED50.00	+126.9%
Average			+189.6%

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pay 17.1% more for clothing

	Caracas	Abu Dhabi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.00 VEF598.47	$67.20 AED246.82	+12.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.33 VEF432.23	$62.59 AED229.91	+44.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.12 VEF1,128.37	$103.06 AED378.56	-8.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.33 VEF831.21	$100.93 AED370.72	+21.1%
Average			+17.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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