Cost of living comparison
Abu Dhabi is 3.6 times more expensive than Delhi.
If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Delhi, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Delhi
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
₹350.21
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.15
₹350.21
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₹41.22
|
$1.08
AED3.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.68
|
$0.42
AED1.53
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Delhi
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
₹46.27
|
$1.37
AED5.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.37
₹200.29
|
$4.80
AED17.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.88
₹242.88
|
$6.85
AED25.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.15
₹97.24
|
$3.16
AED11.62
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.61
₹136.16
|
$3.61
AED13.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
₹75.25
|
$1.00
AED3.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
₹29.22
|
$0.82
AED3.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
₹39.04
|
$0.81
AED2.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
₹24.28
|
$0.69
AED2.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
₹16.71
|
$0.50
AED1.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.31
|
$0.58
AED2.13
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Delhi
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.41
₹372.67
|
$3.03
AED11.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.85
₹1,000.59
|
$24.50
AED90.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,221.28
₹1,200,707.37
|
$45,026.41
AED165,377.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.49
₹210.12
|
$7.23
AED26.56
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for housing
|
Delhi
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.48
₹715.75
|
$103.04
AED378.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.66
₹23,611.93
|
$1,349.31
AED4,955.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.09
₹13,854.38
|
$1,005.59
AED3,693.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.25
₹3,905.02
|
$119.02
AED437.13
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for childcare
|
Delhi
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.50
₹7,810.16
|
$669.40
AED2,458.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,766.20
₹149,121.18
|
$12,841.46
AED47,165.38
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Delhi
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
₹200.12
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.43
₹204.95
|
$5.88
AED21.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
₹350.21
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.31
₹1,799.12
|
$64.83
AED238.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
₹415.24
|
$13.61
AED50.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Delhi
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.25
₹2,723.01
|
$67.20
AED246.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.29
₹2,726.56
|
$62.59
AED229.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.15
₹4,487.24
|
$103.06
AED378.54
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.86
₹3,449.93
|
$100.93
AED370.70
|
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