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United Arab Emirates vs. Moldova Cost of Living Summary

United Arab Emirates is 2.1 times more expensive than Moldova overall.

Restaurants: pay 13.9% more in United Arab Emirates
Groceries: pay 48.2% more in United Arab Emirates
Transportation: pay 97.0% more in United Arab Emirates
Housing: pay 3.9 times more in United Arab Emirates
Childcare: pay 46.5% more in United Arab Emirates
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.7 times more in United Arab Emirates
Clothing: pay 2.9% more in United Arab Emirates

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, childcare, and restaurants in United Arab Emirates are more expensive than in Moldova. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are significantly more expensive in United Arab Emirates.

United Arab Emirates vs. Moldova Cost Breakdown

If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Moldova, you would:

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pay 13.9% more for restaurants

	Moldova	United Arab Emirates
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.37 MDL118.89	$8.01 AED29.44	+25.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.65 MDL124.06	$8.22 AED30.19	+23.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 MDL16.55	$1.02 AED3.73	+14.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 MDL11.53	$0.57 AED2.09	-8.0%
Average			+13.9%

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pay 48.2% more for groceries

	Moldova	United Arab Emirates
Bread 1 loaf	$0.45 MDL8.41	$1.26 AED4.64	+180.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.73 MDL88.19	$5.08 AED18.66	+7.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.55 MDL84.94	$6.80 AED24.96	+49.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.91 MDL35.62	$2.47 AED9.07	+29.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.35 MDL43.86	$3.33 AED12.22	+41.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.36 MDL6.66	$0.94 AED3.47	+164.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MDL14.93	$0.74 AED2.72	-7.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 MDL13.95	$0.72 AED2.64	-3.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 MDL16.04	$0.56 AED2.07	-34.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 MDL5.63	$0.45 AED1.64	+48.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 MDL5.64	$0.47 AED1.74	+56.4%
Average			+48.2%

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pay 97.0% more for transportation

	Moldova	United Arab Emirates
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.99 MDL93.14	$3.06 AED11.23	-38.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.97 MDL241.92	$48.60 AED178.50	+274.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,774.44 MDL480,734.11	$42,240.06 AED155,147.75	+63.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.49 MDL83.74	$8.46 AED31.07	+88.4%
Average			+97.0%

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pay 3.9 times more for housing

	Moldova	United Arab Emirates
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.34 MDL192.89	$95.75 AED351.70	+825.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$453.48 MDL8,458.05	$1,395.59 AED5,125.99	+207.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$380.54 MDL7,097.60	$985.52 AED3,619.83	+159.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$170.43 MDL3,178.82	$115.48 AED424.15	-32.2%
Average			+290.1%

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pay 46.5% more for childcare

	Moldova	United Arab Emirates
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$368.94 MDL6,881.41	$507.75 AED1,864.98	+37.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,247.42 MDL97,872.67	$8,162.28 AED29,980.05	+55.5%
Average			+46.5%

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pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Moldova	United Arab Emirates
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.25 MDL23.26	$10.55 AED38.75	+745.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.42 MDL26.46	$5.03 AED18.46	+254.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.77 MDL51.69	$6.23 AED22.88	+124.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.20 MDL787.11	$84.91 AED311.88	+101.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.82 MDL108.55	$12.83 AED47.12	+120.4%
Average			+269.3%

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pay 2.9% more for clothing

	Moldova	United Arab Emirates
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.93 MDL1,173.71	$64.14 AED235.60	+1.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.50 MDL904.61	$64.91 AED238.43	+33.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.60 MDL1,764.41	$93.31 AED342.71	-1.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$124.56 MDL2,323.26	$96.50 AED354.43	-22.5%
Average			+2.9%

Moldova vs. United Arab Emirates - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025

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