Cost of living comparison
Abu Dhabi is 40.2% more expensive than Georgetown.
If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 12.4% less for restaurants
|
Georgetown
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.88
GYD2,475.37
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
GYD1,782.27
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
GYD252.49
|
$1.08
AED3.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
GYD148.52
|
$0.42
AED1.53
|
|
pay 28.9% less for groceries
|
Georgetown
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
GYD417.99
|
$1.37
AED5.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
GYD1,116.16
|
$4.80
AED17.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.31
GYD2,565.49
|
$6.85
AED25.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
GYD709.61
|
$3.16
AED11.63
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
GYD547.65
|
$3.61
AED13.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.78
GYD371.45
|
$1.00
AED3.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
GYD250.90
|
$0.82
AED3.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
GYD353.86
|
$0.81
AED2.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
GYD426.27
|
$0.69
AED2.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GYD147.23
|
$0.50
AED1.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
GYD194.03
|
$0.58
AED2.13
|
|
pay 18.4% more for transportation
|
Georgetown
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
GYD833.96
|
$3.03
AED11.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.51
GYD5,940.89
|
$24.50
AED90.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,680.67
GYD3,267,488.48
|
$45,026.41
AED165,382.45
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.99
GYD6,039.90
|
$7.23
AED26.56
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Georgetown
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.18
GYD12,748.16
|
$103.04
AED378.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$617.07
GYD128,583.94
|
$1,349.31
AED4,956.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$281.14
GYD58,583.76
|
$1,005.59
AED3,693.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.00
GYD12,711.03
|
$119.02
AED437.15
|
|
pay 34.2% less for childcare
|
Georgetown
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$876.83
GYD182,711.38
|
$669.40
AED2,458.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,225.94
GYD4,839,749.86
|
$12,841.46
AED47,166.80
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Georgetown
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
GYD445.57
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
GYD808.62
|
$5.88
AED21.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
GYD455.47
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
GYD8,086.21
|
$64.83
AED238.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
GYD1,237.69
|
$13.61
AED50.00
|
|
pay 36.2% more for clothing
|
Georgetown
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.01
GYD7,921.18
|
$67.20
AED246.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.27
GYD10,891.63
|
$62.59
AED229.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.63
GYD17,426.61
|
$103.06
AED378.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
GYD16,832.52
|
$100.93
AED370.72
|
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