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:

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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	+105.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.22 AED30.19	$9.89 A$15.69	+20.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 AED3.73	$2.49 A$3.96	+145.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 AED2.09	$2.04 A$3.24	+259.5%
Average			+132.8%

United Arab Emirates vs. Sydney - Cost of restaurants

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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	+121.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.08 AED18.66	$5.66 A$8.98	+11.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.80 AED24.96	$6.60 A$10.48	-2.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.47 AED9.07	$4.35 A$6.90	+76.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.33 AED12.21	$3.91 A$6.21	+17.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 AED3.47	$1.47 A$2.33	+55.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 AED2.72	$1.29 A$2.04	+73.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 AED2.64	$1.38 A$2.18	+91.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 AED2.07	$1.94 A$3.07	+243.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 AED1.64	$1.10 A$1.75	+146.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 AED1.74	$1.02 A$1.62	+116.5%
Average			+86.4%

United Arab Emirates vs. Sydney - Cost of groceries

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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	+62.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.60 AED178.49	$143.27 A$227.39	+194.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,240.06 AED155,136.13	$29,276.08 A$46,466.29	-30.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.46 AED31.07	$31.14 A$49.42	+268.1%
Average			+123.6%

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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	-45.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,395.59 AED5,125.60	$2,177.38 A$3,455.88	+56.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$985.52 AED3,619.56	$1,459.01 A$2,315.70	+48.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$115.48 AED424.12	$152.64 A$242.26	+32.2%
Average			+22.7%

United Arab Emirates vs. Sydney - Cost of housing

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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	+293.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,162.28 AED29,977.81	$17,906.19 A$28,420.28	+119.4%
Average			+206.2%

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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	-37.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.03 AED18.46	$3.47 A$5.51	-31.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.23 AED22.87	$32.95 A$52.30	+429.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$84.91 AED311.86	$59.52 A$94.47	-29.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.83 AED47.12	$15.82 A$25.10	+23.3%
Average			+70.8%

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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	+15.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$64.91 AED238.41	$53.36 A$84.69	-17.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.31 AED342.69	$108.20 A$171.74	+16.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.50 AED354.40	$130.17 A$206.60	+34.9%
Average			+12.2%

United Arab Emirates vs. Sydney - Cost of clothing

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