Cost of living comparison
Abu Dhabi is 33.4% more expensive than Riga.
If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Riga, you would:
pay 18.5% less for restaurants
|
Riga
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
€10.28
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
€7.99
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.38
|
$1.08
AED3.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
€1.14
|
$0.42
AED1.53
|
|
pay 5.0% more for groceries
|
Riga
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.50
|
$1.37
AED5.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.49
|
$4.80
AED17.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.65
|
$6.85
AED25.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
€2.74
|
$3.16
AED11.63
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€3.05
|
$3.61
AED13.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$1.00
AED3.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.80
|
$0.82
AED3.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.03
|
$0.81
AED2.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
€1.46
|
$0.69
AED2.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.40
|
$0.50
AED1.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.42
|
$0.58
AED2.13
|
|
pay 13.5% less for transportation
|
Riga
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.77
€6.49
|
$3.03
AED11.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.83
|
$24.50
AED90.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,026.61
€26,871.15
|
$45,026.41
AED165,382.45
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
€10.79
|
$7.23
AED26.56
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Riga
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.68
€16.95
|
$103.04
AED378.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.44
€514.32
|
$1,349.31
AED4,956.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$367.73
€352.57
|
$1,005.59
AED3,693.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.58
€234.50
|
$119.02
AED437.15
|
|
pay 9.8% more for childcare
|
Riga
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$538.03
€515.84
|
$669.40
AED2,458.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,487.73
€12,931.67
|
$12,841.46
AED47,166.80
|
|
pay 56.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Riga
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.62
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
€3.25
|
$5.88
AED21.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
€5.04
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.01
€44.11
|
$64.83
AED238.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.28
|
$13.61
AED50.00
|
|
pay 5.0% more for clothing
|
Riga
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.84
€78.46
|
$67.20
AED246.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.77
€41.97
|
$62.59
AED229.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.38
€88.57
|
$103.06
AED378.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.02
€116.03
|
$100.93
AED370.72
|
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