Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 41.9% more expensive than United Arab Emirates.
If you lived in Belgium instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
United Arab Emirates
|
Belgium
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.01
AED29.44
|
$19.07
€18.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.22
AED30.19
|
$10.84
€10.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
AED3.73
|
$2.78
€2.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
AED2.09
|
$2.46
€2.36
|
|
pay 44.7% more for groceries
United Arab Emirates
|
Belgium
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
AED4.64
|
$2.28
€2.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.08
AED18.66
|
$6.70
€6.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.80
AED24.96
|
$4.44
€4.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
AED9.07
|
$3.43
€3.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.33
AED12.22
|
$4.78
€4.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
AED3.47
|
$1.11
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
AED2.72
|
$0.89
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
AED2.64
|
$1.07
€1.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
AED2.07
|
$1.16
€1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.64
|
$0.83
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
AED1.74
|
$0.73
€0.70
|
|
pay 73.2% more for transportation
United Arab Emirates
|
Belgium
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.06
AED11.23
|
$6.91
€6.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.60
AED178.50
|
$45.41
€43.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,240.06
AED155,148.17
|
$27,628.35
€26,489.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.46
AED31.07
|
$26.01
€24.94
|
|
pay 21.3% less for housing
United Arab Emirates
|
Belgium
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$95.75
AED351.70
|
$49.35
€47.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,395.59
AED5,126.00
|
$815.11
€781.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$985.52
AED3,619.84
|
$705.09
€676.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.48
AED424.15
|
$154.10
€147.75
|
|
pay 39.0% more for childcare
United Arab Emirates
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$507.75
AED1,864.99
|
$557.50
€534.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,162.28
AED29,980.14
|
$13,740.85
€13,174.36
|
|
pay 20.7% less for entertainment and sports
United Arab Emirates
|
Belgium
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.55
AED38.75
|
$4.34
€4.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.03
AED18.46
|
$3.51
€3.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.23
AED22.88
|
$9.08
€8.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.91
AED311.88
|
$36.02
€34.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.83
AED47.13
|
$12.48
€11.96
|
|
pay 9.5% more for clothing
United Arab Emirates
|
Belgium
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.14
AED235.60
|
$92.82
€88.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.91
AED238.43
|
$43.31
€41.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.31
AED342.72
|
$90.40
€86.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.50
AED354.43
|
$125.11
€119.95
|
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