Cost of living comparison
Abu Dhabi is 73.5% more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Castries, you would:
pay 7.7% less for restaurants
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Castries
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$1.08
AED3.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.42
AED1.53
|
|
pay 30.6% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$1.37
AED5.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
$4.80
AED17.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$6.85
AED25.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
$3.16
AED11.63
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$3.61
AED13.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
$1.00
AED3.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.82
AED3.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$0.81
AED2.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$0.69
AED2.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.50
AED1.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.58
AED2.13
|
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pay 5.1% more for transportation
|
Castries
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$3.03
AED11.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.50
AED90.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$45,026.41
AED165,382.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.23
AED26.56
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Castries
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$103.04
AED378.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$1,349.31
AED4,956.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
$1,005.59
AED3,693.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$119.02
AED437.15
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$669.40
AED2,458.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,841.46
AED47,166.67
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$5.88
AED21.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$6.13
AED22.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$64.83
AED238.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$13.61
AED50.00
|
|
pay 6.3% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
$67.20
AED246.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
$62.59
AED229.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
$103.06
AED378.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$100.93
AED370.71
|
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