As I said relative to Dubai. In Abu Dhabi you don't sit in traffic jams for 2 hours. You generally get around easily and cheaply by taxi (if a bit smelly at times), and for the most part there are not constant roadworks everywhere.
Now as Burj will undoubtedly reply, things are far from perfect in Abu Dhabi, but as I said before, if you see the positives of the place (good weather, good reasonably priced restaurants, friendly expat community etc.) rather than focusing on the negatives (spiralling cost of rent, understaffed overworked working conditions), you can have a good time here. But you have to come here with your eyes open. Cheers.
