Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 29.6% cheaper than United Arab Emirates.
If you lived in South Africa instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 1.4% less for restaurants
United Arab Emirates
|
South Africa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.01
AED29.44
|
$8.97
ZAR160.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.22
AED30.19
|
$4.77
ZAR85.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
AED3.73
|
$0.95
ZAR17.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
AED2.09
|
$0.74
ZAR13.23
|
|
pay 10.5% less for groceries
United Arab Emirates
|
South Africa
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
AED4.64
|
$0.99
ZAR17.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.08
AED18.66
|
$3.67
ZAR65.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.80
AED24.96
|
$4.20
ZAR74.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
AED9.07
|
$2.23
ZAR39.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.33
AED12.22
|
$2.03
ZAR36.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
AED3.47
|
$0.68
ZAR12.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
AED2.72
|
$0.62
ZAR11.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
AED2.64
|
$0.64
ZAR11.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
AED2.07
|
$0.70
ZAR12.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.64
|
$0.55
ZAR9.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
AED1.74
|
$0.61
ZAR10.87
|
|
pay 5.2% more for transportation
United Arab Emirates
|
South Africa
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.06
AED11.23
|
$4.99
ZAR89.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.60
AED178.50
|
$52.31
ZAR934.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,240.06
AED155,147.96
|
$20,607.77
ZAR367,947.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.46
AED31.07
|
$8.55
ZAR152.64
|
|
pay 56.7% less for housing
United Arab Emirates
|
South Africa
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$95.75
AED351.70
|
$41.37
ZAR738.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,395.59
AED5,125.99
|
$382.55
ZAR6,830.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$985.52
AED3,619.84
|
$326.35
ZAR5,826.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.48
AED424.15
|
$80.40
ZAR1,435.49
|
|
pay 58.2% less for childcare
United Arab Emirates
|
South Africa
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$507.75
AED1,864.99
|
$174.12
ZAR3,108.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,162.28
AED29,980.09
|
$4,033.53
ZAR72,017.72
|
|
pay 61.9% less for entertainment and sports
United Arab Emirates
|
South Africa
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.55
AED38.75
|
$2.11
ZAR37.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.03
AED18.46
|
$1.88
ZAR33.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.23
AED22.88
|
$2.90
ZAR51.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.91
AED311.88
|
$29.50
ZAR526.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.83
AED47.13
|
$6.62
ZAR118.22
|
|
pay 23.8% less for clothing
United Arab Emirates
|
South Africa
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.14
AED235.60
|
$47.72
ZAR851.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.91
AED238.43
|
$32.06
ZAR572.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.31
AED342.72
|
$90.39
ZAR1,613.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.50
AED354.43
|
$81.37
ZAR1,452.79
|
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