Cost of living comparison
United Arab Emirates is 2.5 times more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 90.8% more for restaurants
|
Philippines
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.60
₱211.24
|
$8.01
AED29.44
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.18
₱186.57
|
$8.22
AED30.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
₱42.87
|
$1.02
AED3.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
₱23.47
|
$0.57
AED2.09
|
|
pay 0.8% less for groceries
|
Philippines
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
₱68.57
|
$1.26
AED4.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
₱198.30
|
$5.08
AED18.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.61
₱388.59
|
$6.80
AED24.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
₱112.88
|
$2.47
AED9.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
₱107.04
|
$3.33
AED12.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
₱78.30
|
$0.94
AED3.47
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
₱37.56
|
$0.74
AED2.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
₱67.12
|
$0.72
AED2.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
₱39.58
|
$0.56
AED2.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
₱57.16
|
$0.45
AED1.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
₱70.94
|
$0.47
AED1.74
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Philippines
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
₱248.10
|
$3.06
AED11.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.49
₱675.07
|
$48.60
AED178.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,375.77
₱1,549,424.62
|
$42,240.06
AED155,143.53
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₱158.55
|
$8.46
AED31.07
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
|
Philippines
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.28
₱1,720.20
|
$95.75
AED351.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.58
₱14,250.45
|
$1,395.59
AED5,125.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.31
₱9,241.24
|
$985.52
AED3,619.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.80
₱4,805.57
|
$115.48
AED424.14
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Philippines
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.07
₱9,697.16
|
$507.75
AED1,864.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,295.45
₱311,077.00
|
$8,162.28
AED29,979.24
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Philippines
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
₱72.28
|
$10.55
AED38.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
₱128.49
|
$5.03
AED18.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
₱150.70
|
$6.23
AED22.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.66
₱1,742.15
|
$84.91
AED311.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.28
₱310.18
|
$12.83
AED47.12
|
|
pay 91.7% more for clothing
|
Philippines
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.44
₱2,081.79
|
$64.14
AED235.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.98
₱1,350.01
|
$64.91
AED238.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.92
₱3,813.39
|
$93.31
AED342.71
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.53
₱3,555.79
|
$96.50
AED354.42
|
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