Cost of living comparison

 United Arab Emirates
compared to
 Slovenia
Slovenia vs. United Arab Emirates Cost of Living Summary

Slovenia is 12.7% more expensive than United Arab Emirates overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.0 times more in Slovenia
Groceries
pay 36.3% more in Slovenia
Transportation
pay 9.1% more in Slovenia
Housing
pay 23.1% less in Slovenia
Childcare
pay 0.9% less in Slovenia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 46.8% less in Slovenia
Clothing
pay 12.8% more in Slovenia

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

Slovenia vs. United Arab Emirates Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

 
United Arab Emirates
Slovenia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.01
AED29.44
$11.25
€9.92
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.22
AED30.19
$8.28
€7.29
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.02
AED3.73
$2.75
€2.42

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pay 36.3% more for groceries

 
United Arab Emirates
Slovenia
Bread
1 loaf
$1.26
AED4.64
$1.59
€1.40
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.08
AED18.66
$7.12
€6.27
Milk (1 gallon) $6.80
AED24.96
$4.94
€4.35

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pay 9.1% more for transportation

 
United Arab Emirates
Slovenia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.06
AED11.23
$5.73
€5.05
Monthly public transit pass $48.60
AED178.50
$28.71
€25.30
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $42,240.06
AED155,146.69
$23,757.42
€20,935.99

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pay 23.1% less for housing

 
United Arab Emirates
Slovenia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$95.75
AED351.69
$32.10
€28.29
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,395.59
AED5,125.95
$611.64
€539.01
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $985.52
AED3,619.81
$506.97
€446.76

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pay 0.9% less for childcare

 
United Arab Emirates
Slovenia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $507.75
AED1,864.97
$480.15
€423.13
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,162.28
AED29,979.85
$8,455.02
€7,450.90

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pay 46.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
United Arab Emirates
Slovenia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $10.55
AED38.75
$3.10
€2.73
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.03
AED18.46
$1.97
€1.74
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.23
AED22.87
$5.39
€4.75

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pay 12.8% more for clothing

 
United Arab Emirates
Slovenia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$64.14
AED235.59
$97.87
€86.25
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$64.91
AED238.42
$33.87
€29.85
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$93.31
AED342.71
$105.89
€93.31

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025
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