Cost of living comparison
Abu Dhabi is 10.1% more expensive than Madrid.
If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 45.4% less for restaurants
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Madrid
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.41
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.28
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.67
|
$1.08
AED3.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.73
|
$0.42
AED1.53
|
|
pay 11.4% less for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.44
|
$1.37
AED5.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€6.64
|
$4.80
AED17.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€4.23
|
$6.85
AED25.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.93
|
$3.16
AED11.63
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.63
|
$3.61
AED13.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.08
|
$1.00
AED3.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.82
AED3.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.96
|
$0.81
AED2.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.01
|
$0.69
AED2.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.80
|
$0.50
AED1.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.79
|
$0.58
AED2.13
|
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pay 30.9% less for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.51
|
$3.03
AED11.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€41.10
|
$24.50
AED90.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€34,285.12
|
$45,026.41
AED165,382.45
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€14.28
|
$7.23
AED26.56
|
|
pay 50.1% more for housing
|
Madrid
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€30.53
|
$103.04
AED378.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,408.34
|
$1,349.31
AED4,956.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€1,030.40
|
$1,005.59
AED3,693.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€124.67
|
$119.02
AED437.15
|
|
pay 22.7% more for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€544.17
|
$669.40
AED2,458.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€9,654.34
|
$12,841.46
AED47,166.80
|
|
pay 78.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.60
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.48
|
$5.88
AED21.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€6.17
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€41.34
|
$64.83
AED238.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.28
|
$13.61
AED50.00
|
|
pay 7.7% more for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€86.77
|
$67.20
AED246.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€35.68
|
$62.59
AED229.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€93.84
|
$103.06
AED378.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€116.39
|
$100.93
AED370.72
|
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