Cost of living comparison
United Arab Emirates is 2.6% more expensive than France.
If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of France, you would:
pay 51.3% less for restaurants
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France
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.64
€14.89
|
$8.01
AED29.44
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.86
€10.34
|
$8.22
AED30.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
€2.60
|
$1.02
AED3.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.77
|
$0.57
AED2.09
|
|
pay 31.8% less for groceries
|
France
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
€1.63
|
$1.26
AED4.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.46
€8.06
|
$5.08
AED18.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
€4.30
|
$6.80
AED24.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
€3.61
|
$2.47
AED9.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.82
€5.54
|
$3.33
AED12.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.21
|
$0.94
AED3.47
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.91
|
$0.74
AED2.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.22
|
$0.72
AED2.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.40
|
$0.56
AED2.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.86
|
$0.45
AED1.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.92
|
$0.47
AED1.74
|
|
pay 19.6% less for transportation
|
France
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.25
€6.91
|
$3.06
AED11.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.39
€47.98
|
$48.60
AED178.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,262.62
€29,768.26
|
$42,240.06
AED155,147.96
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.66
€16.81
|
$8.46
AED31.07
|
|
pay 87.5% more for housing
|
France
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.07
€28.63
|
$95.75
AED351.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$750.17
€714.31
|
$1,395.59
AED5,125.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.38
€575.49
|
$985.52
AED3,619.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.10
€133.40
|
$115.48
AED424.15
|
|
pay 18.6% less for childcare
|
France
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$690.26
€657.27
|
$507.75
AED1,864.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,163.56
€8,725.54
|
$8,162.28
AED29,980.09
|
|
pay 46.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
France
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.20
€5.91
|
$10.55
AED38.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.87
|
$5.03
AED18.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.83
€11.27
|
$6.23
AED22.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.91
€34.20
|
$84.91
AED311.88
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.10
€11.52
|
$12.83
AED47.13
|
|
pay 5.4% more for clothing
|
France
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.62
€85.34
|
$64.14
AED235.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.76
€35.95
|
$64.91
AED238.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.52
€87.15
|
$93.31
AED342.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.90
€120.83
|
$96.50
AED354.43
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