Cost of living comparison

 United Arab Emirates
compared to
 Sydney, Australia
Sydney vs. United Arab Emirates Cost of Living Summary

Sydney is 93.5% more expensive than United Arab Emirates overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.3 times more in Sydney
Groceries
pay 86.4% more in Sydney
Transportation
pay 2.2 times more in Sydney
Housing
pay 22.7% more in Sydney
Childcare
pay 3.1 times more in Sydney
Entertainment and Sports
pay 70.8% more in Sydney
Clothing
pay 12.2% more in Sydney

The cost of childcare, restaurants, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing in Sydney are more expensive than in United Arab Emirates. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Sydney.

Sydney vs. United Arab Emirates Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

 
United Arab Emirates
Sydney
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.01
AED29.44
$16.48
A$26.15
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.22
AED30.19
$9.89
A$15.69
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.02
AED3.73
$2.49
A$3.96

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pay 86.4% more for groceries

 
United Arab Emirates
Sydney
Bread
1 loaf
$1.26
AED4.64
$2.80
A$4.44
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.08
AED18.66
$5.66
A$8.98
Milk (1 gallon) $6.80
AED24.96
$6.60
A$10.48

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

 
United Arab Emirates
Sydney
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.06
AED11.23
$4.95
A$7.86
Monthly public transit pass $48.60
AED178.49
$143.27
A$227.39
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $42,240.06
AED155,136.13
$29,276.08
A$46,466.29

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pay 22.7% more for housing

 
United Arab Emirates
Sydney
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$95.75
AED351.67
$52.22
A$82.89
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,395.59
AED5,125.60
$2,177.38
A$3,455.88
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $985.52
AED3,619.56
$1,459.01
A$2,315.70

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

 
United Arab Emirates
Sydney
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $507.75
AED1,864.84
$1,995.92
A$3,167.87
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,162.28
AED29,977.81
$17,906.19
A$28,420.28

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pay 70.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
United Arab Emirates
Sydney
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $10.55
AED38.75
$6.59
A$10.46
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.03
AED18.46
$3.47
A$5.51
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.23
AED22.87
$32.95
A$52.30

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pay 12.2% more for clothing

 
United Arab Emirates
Sydney
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$64.14
AED235.58
$74.12
A$117.65
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$64.91
AED238.41
$53.36
A$84.69
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$93.31
AED342.69
$108.20
A$171.74

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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: March 2025
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