Cost of living comparison

Ljubljana, Slovenia

compared to

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi vs. Ljubljana Cost of Living Summary

Abu Dhabi is 20.0% more expensive than Ljubljana.

Restaurants: pay 39.4% less in Abu Dhabi
Groceries: pay 11.0% less in Abu Dhabi
Transportation: pay 15.9% less in Abu Dhabi
Housing: pay 60.5% more in Abu Dhabi
Childcare: pay 43.8% more in Abu Dhabi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Abu Dhabi
Clothing: pay 0.5% more in Abu Dhabi

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, and clothing in Abu Dhabi are more expensive than in Ljubljana. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, and groceries are lower in Abu Dhabi. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Abu Dhabi.

Abu Dhabi vs. Ljubljana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.4% less for restaurants

	Ljubljana	Abu Dhabi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00 €13.22	$10.89 AED40.00	-27.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.57 €7.56	$9.53 AED35.00	+11.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.91 €2.56	$1.08 AED3.95	-63.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.91 €1.68	$0.42 AED1.53	-78.1%
Average			-39.4%

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pay 11.0% less for groceries

	Ljubljana	Abu Dhabi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 €1.63	$1.37 AED5.03	-26.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.52 €5.75	$4.80 AED17.63	-26.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 €4.52	$6.85 AED25.17	+33.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.48 €3.07	$3.16 AED11.62	-9.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.94 €4.36	$3.61 AED13.24	-27.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.77	$1.00 AED3.67	+14.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 €0.68	$0.82 AED3.00	+5.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.83	$0.81 AED2.97	-13.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.49 €1.32	$0.69 AED2.52	-53.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 €0.46	$0.50 AED1.83	-5.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.66 €0.59	$0.58 AED2.13	-12.6%
Average			-11.0%

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pay 15.9% less for transportation

	Ljubljana	Abu Dhabi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.03 €5.31	$3.03 AED11.11	-49.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.66 €34.95	$24.50 AED90.00	-38.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,865.84 €24,556.49	$45,026.41 AED165,380.87	+61.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.49 €10.12	$7.23 AED26.56	-37.1%
Average			-15.9%

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pay 60.5% more for housing

	Ljubljana	Abu Dhabi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.52 €29.54	$103.04 AED378.46	+207.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$942.82 €830.85	$1,349.31 AED4,955.97	+43.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$774.26 €682.31	$1,005.59 AED3,693.52	+29.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$192.52 €169.66	$119.02 AED437.14	-38.2%
Average			+60.5%

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pay 43.8% more for childcare

	Ljubljana	Abu Dhabi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$485.78 €428.09	$669.40 AED2,458.68	+37.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,574.10 €7,555.84	$12,841.46 AED47,166.35	+49.8%
Average			+43.8%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ljubljana	Abu Dhabi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.22 €2.83	$10.89 AED40.00	+238.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.32 €2.04	$5.88 AED21.61	+153.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.36 €4.72	$6.13 AED22.50	+14.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.17 €40.69	$64.83 AED238.13	+40.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.57 €7.56	$13.61 AED50.00	+58.8%
Average			+101.2%

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pay 0.5% more for clothing

	Ljubljana	Abu Dhabi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.79 €78.24	$67.20 AED246.81	-24.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.55 €37.50	$62.59 AED229.90	+47.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.31 €91.04	$103.06 AED378.55	-0.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$127.18 €112.08	$100.93 AED370.71	-20.6%
Average			+0.5%

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