Cost of living comparison

Sacramento (CA), United States

compared to

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates vs. Sacramento Cost of Living Summary

United Arab Emirates is 31.8% cheaper than Sacramento.

Restaurants: pay 53.1% less in United Arab Emirates
Groceries: pay 48.4% less in United Arab Emirates
Transportation: pay 32.2% less in United Arab Emirates
Housing: pay 30.7% less in United Arab Emirates
Childcare: pay 69.7% less in United Arab Emirates
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.4% more in United Arab Emirates
Clothing: pay 7.2% more in United Arab Emirates

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

United Arab Emirates vs. Sacramento Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.1% less for restaurants

	Sacramento	United Arab Emirates
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$8.01 AED29.43	-59.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00	$8.22 AED30.18	-17.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.64	$1.02 AED3.73	-61.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.12	$0.57 AED2.09	-73.1%
Average			-53.1%

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pay 48.4% less for groceries

	Sacramento	United Arab Emirates
Bread 1 loaf	$4.84	$1.26 AED4.64	-73.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.35	$5.08 AED18.66	-39.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.73	$6.80 AED24.96	+43.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.29	$2.47 AED9.07	-42.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.00	$3.33 AED12.21	-52.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.44	$0.94 AED3.47	-61.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89	$0.74 AED2.72	-16.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.87	$0.72 AED2.64	-61.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.27	$0.56 AED2.07	-82.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.33	$0.45 AED1.64	-66.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.30	$0.47 AED1.74	-79.5%
Average			-48.4%

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pay 32.2% less for transportation

	Sacramento	United Arab Emirates
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.85	$3.06 AED11.23	-37.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$100.00	$48.60 AED178.48	-51.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,753.89	$42,240.06 AED155,132.97	+14.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.91	$8.46 AED31.07	-55.3%
Average			-32.2%

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pay 30.7% less for housing

	Sacramento	United Arab Emirates
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$81.63	$95.75 AED351.66	+17.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,096.82	$1,395.59 AED5,125.50	-33.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,803.25	$985.52 AED3,619.49	-45.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$299.86	$115.48 AED424.11	-61.5%
Average			-30.7%

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pay 69.7% less for childcare

	Sacramento	United Arab Emirates
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,517.50	$507.75 AED1,864.80	-66.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,000.00	$8,162.28 AED29,977.20	-72.8%
Average			-69.7%

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pay 4.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Sacramento	United Arab Emirates
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.50	$10.55 AED38.75	+40.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.54	$5.03 AED18.46	-9.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.00	$6.23 AED22.87	-43.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.12	$84.91 AED311.85	+38.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.50	$12.83 AED47.12	-5.0%
Average			+4.4%

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pay 7.2% more for clothing

	Sacramento	United Arab Emirates
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.78	$64.14 AED235.57	+19.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.50	$64.91 AED238.40	+23.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.22	$93.31 AED342.68	+7.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$122.50	$96.50 AED354.40	-21.2%
Average			+7.2%

Sacramento vs. United Arab Emirates - Cost of clothing

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