Cost of living comparison
United Arab Emirates is 18.7% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of United States, you would:
pay 52.2% less for restaurants
United States
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United Arab Emirates
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.59
|
$8.01
AED29.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.47
|
$8.22
AED30.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$1.02
AED3.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$0.57
AED2.09
|
|
pay 37.3% less for groceries
United States
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United Arab Emirates
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.49
|
$1.26
AED4.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
|
$5.08
AED18.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
|
$6.80
AED24.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
|
$2.47
AED9.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
|
$3.33
AED12.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.33
|
$0.94
AED3.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
|
$0.74
AED2.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$0.72
AED2.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$0.56
AED2.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
|
$0.45
AED1.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$0.47
AED1.74
|
|
pay 14.9% less for transportation
United States
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United Arab Emirates
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$3.06
AED11.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.15
|
$48.60
AED178.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,583.67
|
$42,240.06
AED155,147.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.81
|
$8.46
AED31.07
|
|
pay 6.7% less for housing
United States
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United Arab Emirates
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.50
|
$95.75
AED351.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,655.99
|
$1,395.59
AED5,125.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,423.40
|
$985.52
AED3,619.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.34
|
$115.48
AED424.15
|
|
pay 62.8% less for childcare
United States
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United Arab Emirates
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,351.84
|
$507.75
AED1,864.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,265.44
|
$8,162.28
AED29,980.09
|
|
pay 22.0% more for entertainment and sports
United States
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.78
|
$10.55
AED38.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.04
|
$5.03
AED18.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.68
|
$6.23
AED22.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
|
$84.91
AED311.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.30
|
$12.83
AED47.13
|
|
pay 20.8% more for clothing
United States
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.38
|
$64.14
AED235.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.66
|
$64.91
AED238.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.52
|
$93.31
AED342.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.08
|
$96.50
AED354.43
|
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