Cost of living comparison
United Arab Emirates is 26.2% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Spain, you would:
pay 42.3% less for restaurants
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Spain
|
United Arab Emirates
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.87
€13.29
|
$8.01
AED29.44
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.22
€8.84
|
$8.22
AED30.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€2.04
|
$1.02
AED3.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.51
|
$0.57
AED2.09
|
|
pay 11.7% less for groceries
|
Spain
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.25
|
$1.26
AED4.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.37
€6.11
|
$5.08
AED18.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€3.99
|
$6.80
AED24.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.55
|
$2.47
AED9.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
€3.22
|
$3.33
AED12.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$0.94
AED3.47
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.78
|
$0.74
AED2.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.72
AED2.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.09
|
$0.56
AED2.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.69
|
$0.45
AED1.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.78
|
$0.47
AED1.74
|
|
pay 6.6% less for transportation
|
Spain
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€6.12
|
$3.06
AED11.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.26
€32.85
|
$48.60
AED178.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,643.92
€32,256.88
|
$42,240.06
AED155,148.17
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.57
€13.97
|
$8.46
AED31.07
|
|
pay 78.5% more for housing
|
Spain
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.87
€30.55
|
$95.75
AED351.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.36
€836.40
|
$1,395.59
AED5,126.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$692.13
€663.60
|
$985.52
AED3,619.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.97
€99.68
|
$115.48
AED424.15
|
|
pay 21.3% more for childcare
|
Spain
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.97
€370.06
|
$507.75
AED1,864.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,352.21
€7,049.10
|
$8,162.28
AED29,980.14
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
€2.73
|
$10.55
AED38.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
€1.90
|
$5.03
AED18.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.42
|
$6.23
AED22.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€41.10
|
$84.91
AED311.88
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
€8.28
|
$12.83
AED47.13
|
|
pay 28.0% more for clothing
|
Spain
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.89
€72.76
|
$64.14
AED235.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.12
€30.79
|
$64.91
AED238.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.96
€74.74
|
$93.31
AED342.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.38
€87.62
|
$96.50
AED354.43
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