Cost of living comparison
Abu Dhabi is 83.2% more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 22.4% more for restaurants
|
Pretoria
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
ZAR152.12
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.68
ZAR83.62
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
ZAR18.00
|
$1.08
AED3.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ZAR14.50
|
$0.42
AED1.53
|
|
pay 22.7% more for groceries
|
Pretoria
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
ZAR19.18
|
$1.37
AED5.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
ZAR66.00
|
$4.80
AED17.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
ZAR87.72
|
$6.85
AED25.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ZAR41.91
|
$3.16
AED11.63
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
ZAR37.07
|
$3.61
AED13.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.33
|
$1.00
AED3.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZAR12.23
|
$0.82
AED3.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZAR12.95
|
$0.81
AED2.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZAR13.45
|
$0.69
AED2.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.42
|
$0.50
AED1.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
ZAR10.41
|
$0.58
AED2.13
|
|
pay 3.9% more for transportation
|
Pretoria
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZAR90.25
|
$3.03
AED11.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.32
ZAR1,166.27
|
$24.50
AED90.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,084.78
ZAR340,754.40
|
$45,026.41
AED165,382.23
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.78
ZAR156.69
|
$7.23
AED26.56
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Pretoria
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.13
ZAR698.69
|
$103.04
AED378.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$416.34
ZAR7,433.72
|
$1,349.31
AED4,956.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.25
ZAR6,771.40
|
$1,005.59
AED3,693.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.03
ZAR1,536.04
|
$119.02
AED437.15
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Pretoria
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$216.65
ZAR3,868.26
|
$669.40
AED2,458.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.41
ZAR85,710.16
|
$12,841.46
AED47,166.73
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Pretoria
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
ZAR42.59
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
ZAR35.63
|
$5.88
AED21.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
ZAR52.74
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.21
ZAR610.82
|
$64.83
AED238.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
ZAR139.45
|
$13.61
AED50.00
|
|
pay 33.0% more for clothing
|
Pretoria
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.09
ZAR876.43
|
$67.20
AED246.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.65
ZAR618.63
|
$62.59
AED229.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
ZAR1,647.99
|
$103.06
AED378.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.31
ZAR1,755.26
|
$100.93
AED370.71
|
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