Cost of living comparison
United Arab Emirates is 16.6% more expensive than Finland.
If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Finland, you would:
pay 48.7% less for restaurants
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Finland
|
United Arab Emirates
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.18
€13.50
|
$8.01
AED29.44
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€9.94
|
$8.22
AED30.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.45
|
$1.02
AED3.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.77
|
$0.57
AED2.09
|
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pay 15.4% less for groceries
|
Finland
|
United Arab Emirates
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.18
|
$1.26
AED4.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
€3.52
|
$5.08
AED18.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
€4.07
|
$6.80
AED24.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.87
|
$2.47
AED9.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
€5.13
|
$3.33
AED12.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.94
|
$0.94
AED3.47
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.78
|
$0.74
AED2.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.93
|
$0.72
AED2.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.59
|
$0.56
AED2.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.54
|
$0.45
AED1.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.71
|
$0.47
AED1.74
|
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pay 25.2% less for transportation
|
Finland
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.28
|
$3.06
AED11.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.52
€57.62
|
$48.60
AED178.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,800.37
€30,280.31
|
$42,240.06
AED155,147.96
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.35
€17.48
|
$8.46
AED31.07
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Finland
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.24
€21.18
|
$95.75
AED351.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$734.49
€699.38
|
$1,395.59
AED5,125.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.75
€575.85
|
$985.52
AED3,619.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.90
€92.27
|
$115.48
AED424.15
|
|
pay 34.1% more for childcare
|
Finland
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.42
€277.49
|
$507.75
AED1,864.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,693.67
€8,278.11
|
$8,162.28
AED29,980.09
|
|
pay 21.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Finland
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.29
€6.94
|
$10.55
AED38.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€4.01
|
$5.03
AED18.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.54
€10.04
|
$6.23
AED22.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€39.74
|
$84.91
AED311.88
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.60
€14.85
|
$12.83
AED47.13
|
|
pay 24.1% more for clothing
|
Finland
|
United Arab Emirates
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.15
€71.56
|
$64.14
AED235.60
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.18
€29.69
|
$64.91
AED238.43
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.09
€78.17
|
$93.31
AED342.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.56
€103.37
|
$96.50
AED354.43
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