Cost of living comparison
Abu Dhabi is 72.3% more expensive than Kingstown.
If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 21.2% less for restaurants
|
Kingstown
|
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
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.08
AED3.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
EC$4.75
|
$0.42
AED1.53
|
|
pay 35.7% less for groceries
|
Kingstown
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.37
AED5.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.26
EC$19.61
|
$4.80
AED17.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.14
EC$32.81
|
$6.85
AED25.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.60
EC$12.44
|
$3.16
AED11.63
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$3.61
AED13.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.76
EC$10.17
|
$1.00
AED3.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.82
AED3.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.18
EC$11.30
|
$0.81
AED2.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$0.69
AED2.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.50
AED1.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
$0.58
AED2.13
|
|
pay 42.4% less for transportation
|
Kingstown
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.57
EC$39.38
|
$3.03
AED11.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$24.50
AED90.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$45,026.41
AED165,382.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
$7.23
AED26.56
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Kingstown
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$103.04
AED378.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
$1,349.31
AED4,956.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
$1,005.59
AED3,693.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
$119.02
AED437.15
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
|
Kingstown
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$185.01
EC$500.00
|
$669.40
AED2,458.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,841.46
AED47,166.67
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kingstown
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
$5.88
AED21.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$64.83
AED238.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$13.61
AED50.00
|
|
pay 16.7% less for clothing
|
Kingstown
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$67.20
AED246.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
$62.59
AED229.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$103.06
AED378.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$100.93
AED370.71
|
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