Sunday, March 17, 2013

Which city is better- Abu Dhabi or Dubai? Why?

There are many fantastic cities around the world. Some cities are famous for history, while other cities are famous for shopping and entertaining. In the UAE, there are two important cities, Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Both of these cities have some advantages and some disadvantages. In my view, Abu Dhabi is a better city because it is smaller, and it has many opportunities.


Abu Dhabi is better than Dubai because it is smaller. First, there is less traffic in smaller cities. For example, it only takes about 20 minutes to travel from downtown Abu Dhabi to the other side. On the other hand, it can take one and a half hour to travel across Dubai. Second, small cities like Abu Dhabi are often more organized. For instance, in Abu Dhabi the roads are planned, so it is easy to find shopping malls such as Marina Mall. However, in Dubai you can easily get lost on the roads because they are always changing due to construction work. In short, Abu Dhabi is better than Dubai because it is smaller.

There are more opportunities in Abu Dhabi than Dubai. First, there are more entertainment opportunities in Abu Dhabi. For example, Abu Dhabi has much nicer free beaches than Dubai. Unlike Dubai, the beach road near 30th street have many nice activities such as renting bicycles and numerous cafes like Colds tone ice-cream and restaurants. Moreover, Abu Dhabi actually has more nice hotels with nice restaurants such as Saint Regis on Saadyat Island and the Viceroy on Yas Island. Second, Abu Dhabi has more job opportunities because it was not affected by the economic crises of 2008 the same way as Dubai. For instance, Abu Dhabi helped Dubai by giving money. In sum, Dubai has fewer opportunities than Abu Dhabi.


To conclude, Abu Dhabi is better place to live than Dubai because it is not as big, and it has more entertainment and work opportunity. There are simply more jobs and nice places to go in Abu Dhabi. In my opinion, any one living in Dubai should conceder moving to Abu Dhabi.

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