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Abu Dhabi vs. Dhaka Cost of Living Summary

Abu Dhabi is 4.9 times more expensive than Dhaka.

Restaurants: pay 3.4 times more in Abu Dhabi
Groceries: pay 75.2% more in Abu Dhabi
Transportation: pay 27.8% more in Abu Dhabi
Housing: pay 10.2 times more in Abu Dhabi
Childcare: pay 11.9 times more in Abu Dhabi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9 times more in Abu Dhabi
Clothing: pay 3.1 times more in Abu Dhabi

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Abu Dhabi are more expensive than in Dhaka. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Abu Dhabi.

Abu Dhabi vs. Dhaka Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.4 times more for restaurants

	Dhaka	Abu Dhabi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.08 BDT252.27	$10.89 AED40.00	+423.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.58 BDT555.00	$9.53 AED35.00	+108.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 BDT35.73	$1.08 AED3.95	+265.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 BDT19.00	$0.42 AED1.53	+166.6%
Average			+241.0%

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pay 75.2% more for groceries

	Dhaka	Abu Dhabi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.68 BDT82.33	$1.37 AED5.03	+101.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.97 BDT481.70	$4.80 AED17.63	+20.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.94 BDT356.06	$6.85 AED25.17	+133.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.29 BDT156.94	$3.16 AED11.63	+144.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.45 BDT175.99	$3.61 AED13.24	+148.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.16 BDT140.86	$1.00 AED3.67	-13.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 BDT61.66	$0.82 AED3.00	+60.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 BDT132.07	$0.81 AED2.97	-25.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 BDT46.21	$0.69 AED2.52	+80.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 BDT26.10	$0.50 AED1.83	+131.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 BDT48.50	$0.58 AED2.13	+45.3%
Average			+75.2%

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pay 27.8% more for transportation

	Dhaka	Abu Dhabi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.06 BDT491.99	$3.03 AED11.11	-25.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.96 BDT3,027.25	$24.50 AED90.00	-1.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,957.67 BDT3,027,247.91	$45,026.41 AED165,382.45	+80.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.58 BDT555.00	$7.23 AED26.56	+58.0%
Average			+27.8%

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pay 10.2 times more for housing

	Dhaka	Abu Dhabi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.11 BDT1,590.03	$103.04 AED378.47	+686.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$115.12 BDT13,963.52	$1,349.31 AED4,956.01	+1072.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$63.20 BDT7,665.77	$1,005.59 AED3,693.56	+1491.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$22.22 BDT2,694.88	$119.02 AED437.15	+435.7%
Average			+921.2%

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pay 11.9 times more for childcare

	Dhaka	Abu Dhabi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$44.32 BDT5,375.31	$669.40 AED2,458.70	+1410.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,486.12 BDT180,258.85	$12,841.46 AED47,166.80	+764.1%
Average			+1087.3%

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pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Dhaka	Abu Dhabi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.16 BDT504.54	$10.89 AED40.00	+161.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.03 BDT246.41	$5.88 AED21.61	+189.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.91 BDT353.18	$6.13 AED22.50	+110.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.81 BDT2,160.83	$64.83 AED238.13	+263.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.16 BDT504.54	$13.61 AED50.00	+227.3%
Average			+190.6%

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pay 3.1 times more for clothing

	Dhaka	Abu Dhabi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.53 BDT2,005.55	$67.20 AED246.82	+306.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.66 BDT2,385.10	$62.59 AED229.91	+218.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$41.85 BDT5,075.65	$103.06 AED378.55	+146.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$36.92 BDT4,478.15	$100.93 AED370.72	+173.4%
Average			+211.1%

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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: January 2025

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