Cost of living comparison
Abu Dhabi is 62.1% more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 22.6% more for restaurants
|
Kuwait City
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
KWD3.000
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.13
KWD2.500
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
KWD0.210
|
$1.08
AED3.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
$0.42
AED1.53
|
|
pay 22.1% more for groceries
|
Kuwait City
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
$1.37
AED5.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
$4.80
AED17.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
KWD1.770
|
$6.85
AED25.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$3.16
AED11.62
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
KWD0.900
|
$3.61
AED13.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
$1.00
AED3.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
$0.82
AED3.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
$0.81
AED2.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
$0.69
AED2.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
$0.50
AED1.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.58
AED2.13
|
|
pay 28.5% more for transportation
|
Kuwait City
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.28
KWD0.390
|
$3.03
AED11.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.77
KWD14.980
|
$24.50
AED90.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,111.30
KWD6,791.380
|
$45,026.41
AED165,377.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.26
KWD8.990
|
$7.23
AED26.56
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Kuwait City
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
KWD8.190
|
$103.04
AED378.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$879.86
KWD270.250
|
$1,349.31
AED4,955.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$681.04
KWD209.180
|
$1,005.59
AED3,693.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.34
KWD12.700
|
$119.02
AED437.13
|
|
pay 64.5% more for childcare
|
Kuwait City
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.57
KWD142.690
|
$669.40
AED2,458.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,942.30
KWD2,132.290
|
$12,841.46
AED47,165.38
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait City
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.99
KWD1.840
|
$5.88
AED21.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.29
KWD34.800
|
$64.83
AED238.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
KWD3.500
|
$13.61
AED50.00
|
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pay 24.5% more for clothing
|
Kuwait City
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.27
KWD12.980
|
$67.20
AED246.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.44
KWD15.800
|
$62.59
AED229.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.02
KWD28.570
|
$103.06
AED378.54
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.84
KWD29.130
|
$100.93
AED370.70
|
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