Portugal is 1.3% more expensive than United Arab Emirates.

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

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pay 54.6% more for restaurants

 
United Arab Emirates
Portugal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.01
AED29.44
$11.32
€10.85
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.22
AED30.19
$8.41
€8.06
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.02
AED3.73
$1.67
€1.60

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pay 17.0% more for groceries

 
United Arab Emirates
Portugal
Bread
1 loaf
$1.26
AED4.64
$1.34
€1.29
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.08
AED18.66
$5.06
€4.86
Milk (1 gallon) $6.80
AED24.96
$3.79
€3.63

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pay 25.3% more for transportation

 
United Arab Emirates
Portugal
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.06
AED11.23
$6.79
€6.51
Monthly public transit pass $48.60
AED178.50
$37.96
€36.40
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $42,240.06
AED155,148.17
$31,047.67
€29,767.67

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pay 35.1% less for housing

 
United Arab Emirates
Portugal
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$95.75
AED351.70
$40.33
€38.67
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,395.59
AED5,126.00
$900.66
€863.53
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $985.52
AED3,619.84
$732.72
€702.52

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pay 6.4% more for childcare

 
United Arab Emirates
Portugal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $507.75
AED1,864.99
$455.47
€436.69
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,162.28
AED29,980.14
$10,051.70
€9,637.30

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pay 48.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
United Arab Emirates
Portugal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $10.55
AED38.75
$2.23
€2.14
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.03
AED18.46
$1.85
€1.77
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.23
AED22.88
$5.67
€5.44

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pay 10.8% less for clothing

 
United Arab Emirates
Portugal
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$64.14
AED235.60
$77.92
€74.70
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$64.91
AED238.43
$33.75
€32.36
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$93.31
AED342.72
$80.24
€76.93

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