Cost of living comparison

Portugal

compared to

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates vs. Portugal Cost of Living Summary

United Arab Emirates is 27.1% more expensive than Portugal overall.

Restaurants: pay 30.8% less in United Arab Emirates
Groceries: pay 4.7% less in United Arab Emirates
Transportation: pay 3.2% less in United Arab Emirates
Housing: pay 63.4% more in United Arab Emirates
Childcare: pay 3.7% less in United Arab Emirates
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in United Arab Emirates
Clothing: pay 23.5% more in United Arab Emirates

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, and clothing in United Arab Emirates are more expensive than in Portugal. Expenses including restaurants, groceries, childcare, and transportation are lower in United Arab Emirates. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in United Arab Emirates.

United Arab Emirates vs. Portugal Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.8% less for restaurants

	Portugal	United Arab Emirates
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.32 €10.41	$8.01 AED29.44	-29.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.41 €7.73	$8.22 AED30.19	-2.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.67 €1.54	$1.02 AED3.73	-39.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 €1.10	$0.57 AED2.09	-52.4%
Average			-30.8%

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pay 4.7% less for groceries

	Portugal	United Arab Emirates
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 €1.24	$1.26 AED4.64	-6.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.06 €4.66	$5.08 AED18.66	+0.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.79 €3.49	$6.80 AED24.96	+79.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.88 €2.65	$2.47 AED9.07	-14.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.25 €2.98	$3.33 AED12.21	+2.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.91	$0.94 AED3.47	-4.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 €0.56	$0.74 AED2.72	+21.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 €0.70	$0.72 AED2.64	-5.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.97	$0.56 AED2.07	-46.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 €0.62	$0.45 AED1.64	-34.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.78	$0.47 AED1.74	-44.4%
Average			-4.7%

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pay 3.2% less for transportation

	Portugal	United Arab Emirates
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.79 €6.24	$3.06 AED11.23	-55.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.96 €34.91	$48.60 AED178.49	+28.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,047.67 €28,550.91	$42,240.06 AED155,141.41	+36.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.80 €9.93	$8.46 AED31.07	-21.7%
Average			-3.2%

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pay 63.4% more for housing

	Portugal	United Arab Emirates
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.33 €37.09	$95.75 AED351.68	+137.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$900.66 €828.23	$1,395.59 AED5,125.78	+55.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$732.72 €673.80	$985.52 AED3,619.68	+34.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$91.05 €83.72	$115.48 AED424.13	+26.8%
Average			+63.4%

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pay 3.7% less for childcare

	Portugal	United Arab Emirates
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$455.47 €418.84	$507.75 AED1,864.91	+11.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,051.70 €9,243.38	$8,162.28 AED29,978.83	-18.8%
Average			-3.7%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Portugal	United Arab Emirates
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.23 €2.05	$10.55 AED38.75	+373.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.85 €1.70	$5.03 AED18.46	+172.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.67 €5.21	$6.23 AED22.87	+9.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.99 €37.69	$84.91 AED311.87	+107.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.85 €7.22	$12.83 AED47.12	+63.4%
Average			+145.2%

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pay 23.5% more for clothing

	Portugal	United Arab Emirates
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$77.92 €71.65	$64.14 AED235.59	-17.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.75 €31.03	$64.91 AED238.42	+92.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.24 €73.79	$93.31 AED342.70	+16.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.85 €86.30	$96.50 AED354.42	+2.8%
Average			+23.5%

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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: March 2025

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