Cost of living comparison
Samoa is 32.3% more expensive than United Arab Emirates.
If you lived in Samoa instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
United Arab Emirates
|
Samoa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.01
AED29.44
|
$59.13
WST165.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.22
AED30.19
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
AED3.73
|
$2.14
WST6.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
AED2.09
|
$1.52
WST4.26
|
|
pay 22.7% less for groceries
United Arab Emirates
|
Samoa
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
AED4.64
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.08
AED18.66
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.80
AED24.96
|
$6.70
WST18.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
AED9.07
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.33
AED12.22
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
AED3.47
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
AED2.72
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
AED2.64
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
AED2.07
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.64
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
AED1.74
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
United Arab Emirates
|
Samoa
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.06
AED11.23
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.60
AED178.50
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,240.06
AED155,148.17
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.46
AED31.07
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
United Arab Emirates
|
Samoa
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$95.75
AED351.70
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,395.59
AED5,126.00
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$985.52
AED3,619.84
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.48
AED424.15
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
United Arab Emirates
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$507.75
AED1,864.99
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,162.28
AED29,980.14
|
?? |
pay 58.6% less for entertainment and sports
United Arab Emirates
|
Samoa
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.55
AED38.75
|
$5.36
WST15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.03
AED18.46
|
$1.61
WST4.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.23
AED22.88
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.91
AED311.88
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.83
AED47.13
|
?? | |
pay 26.3% less for clothing
United Arab Emirates
|
Samoa
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.14
AED235.60
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.91
AED238.43
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.31
AED342.72
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.50
AED354.43
|
$91.11
WST255.12
|
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