Cost of living comparison
Abu Dhabi is 58.4% more expensive than Santiago.
If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 26.4% less for restaurants
|
Santiago
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.36
CLF0.4400
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.24
CLF0.3000
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
CLF0.0600
|
$1.08
AED3.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
CLF0.0500
|
$0.42
AED1.53
|
|
pay 2.3% less for groceries
|
Santiago
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
CLF0.0500
|
$1.37
AED5.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
CLF0.2000
|
$4.80
AED17.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
CLF0.1600
|
$6.85
AED25.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.97
CLF0.1400
|
$3.16
AED11.63
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
CLF0.1000
|
$3.61
AED13.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CLF0.0300
|
$1.00
AED3.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CLF0.0300
|
$0.82
AED3.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
CLF0.0300
|
$0.81
AED2.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.69
AED2.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$0.50
AED1.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.58
AED2.13
|
|
pay 4.9% more for transportation
|
Santiago
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
$3.03
AED11.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.20
CLF1.4800
|
$24.50
AED90.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,540.00
CLF664.6200
|
$45,026.41
AED165,382.45
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.41
CLF0.4400
|
$7.23
AED26.56
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Santiago
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.87
CLF0.7500
|
$103.04
AED378.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$513.58
CLF18.4100
|
$1,349.31
AED4,956.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$439.93
CLF15.7700
|
$1,005.59
AED3,693.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.66
CLF3.7500
|
$119.02
AED437.15
|
|
pay 86.3% more for childcare
|
Santiago
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$387.71
CLF13.9000
|
$669.40
AED2,458.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,421.89
CLF230.2100
|
$12,841.46
AED47,166.80
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Santiago
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.83
CLF0.1000
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
CLF0.1100
|
$5.88
AED21.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.15
CLF0.1800
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.85
CLF1.2100
|
$64.83
AED238.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
CLF0.2100
|
$13.61
AED50.00
|
|
pay 48.0% more for clothing
|
Santiago
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.80
CLF1.8900
|
$67.20
AED246.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.11
CLF1.1200
|
$62.59
AED229.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.37
CLF2.6300
|
$103.06
AED378.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.04
CLF2.9400
|
$100.93
AED370.72
|
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