Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 12.9% more expensive than United Arab Emirates.
If you lived in Sweden instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Sweden
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.01
AED29.44
|
$11.92
SEK131.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.22
AED30.19
|
$9.45
SEK104.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
AED3.73
|
$2.04
SEK22.52
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
AED2.09
|
$1.93
SEK21.27
|
|
pay 54.8% more for groceries
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Sweden
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
AED4.64
|
$2.49
SEK27.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.08
AED18.66
|
$5.18
SEK57.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.80
AED24.96
|
$5.43
SEK59.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
AED9.07
|
$3.74
SEK41.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.33
AED12.22
|
$4.68
SEK51.59
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
AED3.47
|
$1.19
SEK13.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
AED2.72
|
$1.06
SEK11.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
AED2.64
|
$1.13
SEK12.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
AED2.07
|
$1.73
SEK19.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.64
|
$0.67
SEK7.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
AED1.74
|
$0.70
SEK7.74
|
|
pay 68.7% more for transportation
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.06
AED11.23
|
$6.64
SEK73.21
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.60
AED178.50
|
$68.10
SEK751.36
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,240.06
AED155,148.17
|
$26,850.74
SEK296,233.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.46
AED31.07
|
$21.47
SEK236.82
|
|
pay 44.4% less for housing
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Sweden
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$95.75
AED351.70
|
$30.29
SEK334.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,395.59
AED5,126.00
|
$821.73
SEK9,065.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$985.52
AED3,619.84
|
$641.62
SEK7,078.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.48
AED424.15
|
$77.37
SEK853.62
|
|
pay 68.8% less for childcare
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$507.75
AED1,864.99
|
$122.27
SEK1,349.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,162.28
AED29,980.14
|
$3,135.75
SEK34,595.46
|
|
pay 20.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Sweden
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.55
AED38.75
|
$6.64
SEK73.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.03
AED18.46
|
$3.78
SEK41.76
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.23
AED22.88
|
$6.41
SEK70.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.91
AED311.88
|
$38.70
SEK426.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.83
AED47.13
|
$14.24
SEK157.07
|
|
pay 0.4% less for clothing
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Sweden
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.14
AED235.60
|
$79.10
SEK872.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.91
AED238.43
|
$35.56
SEK392.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.31
AED342.72
|
$84.42
SEK931.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.50
AED354.43
|
$125.14
SEK1,380.61
|
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