Cost of living comparison
Abu Dhabi is 2.4 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 52.5% more for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$1.08
AED3.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.42
AED1.53
|
|
pay 4.6% more for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.37
AED5.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.80
AED17.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$6.85
AED25.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$3.16
AED11.63
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.61
AED13.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.00
AED3.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.82
AED3.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.81
AED2.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.69
AED2.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.50
AED1.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.58
AED2.13
|
|
pay 68.4% more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$3.03
AED11.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.50
AED90.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$45,026.41
AED165,382.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$7.23
AED26.56
|
|
pay 3.2% more for housing
|
Freetown
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$103.04
AED378.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$1,349.31
AED4,956.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$1,005.59
AED3,693.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$119.02
AED437.15
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$669.40
AED2,458.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,841.46
AED47,166.67
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$5.88
AED21.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$64.83
AED238.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$13.61
AED50.00
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$67.20
AED246.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$62.59
AED229.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$103.06
AED378.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$100.93
AED370.71
|
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