Summary:
Restaurants | |
Range |
---|---|---|
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant | 30.00 AED | |
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course | 200.00 AED | |
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) | 30.00 AED | |
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) | 40.00 AED | |
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 40.00 AED | |
Cappuccino (regular) | 18.64 AED | |
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) | 3.84 AED | |
Water (12 oz small bottle) | 2.07 AED | |
Markets | |
|
Milk (regular), (1 gallon) | 26.53 AED | |
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) | 4.60 AED | |
Rice (white), (1 lb) | 3.87 AED | |
Eggs (regular) (12) | 11.02 AED | |
Local Cheese (1 lb) | 15.39 AED | |
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) | 12.60 AED | |
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 17.77 AED | |
Apples (1 lb) | 3.57 AED | |
Banana (1 lb) | 2.82 AED | |
Oranges (1 lb) | 3.38 AED | |
Tomato (1 lb) | 2.28 AED | |
Potato (1 lb) | 1.91 AED | |
Onion (1 lb) | 1.62 AED | |
Lettuce (1 head) | 6.32 AED | |
Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 2.24 AED | |
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) | 52.26 AED | |
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 13.90 AED | |
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 23.74 AED | |
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) | 22.00 AED | |
Transportation | |
|
One-way Ticket (Local Transport) | 7.00 AED | |
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) | 300.00 AED | |
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) | 12.00 AED | |
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) | 5.15 AED | |
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) | 30.00 AED | |
Gasoline (1 gallon) | 13.05 AED | |
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) | 97,000.00 AED | |
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) | 78,740.78 AED | |
Utilities (Monthly) | |
|
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment | 619.85 AED | |
1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) | 0.72 AED | |
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 364.37 AED | |
Sports And Leisure | |
|
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 248.00 AED | |
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 113.50 AED | |
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 45.00 AED | |
Childcare | |
|
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 2,432.01 AED | |
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | 29,040.76 AED | |
Clothing And Shoes | |
|
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) | 200.78 AED | |
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) | 195.67 AED | |
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 338.34 AED | |
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 377.85 AED | |
Rent Per Month | |
|
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 5,586.57 AED | |
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 3,472.52 AED | |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 7,427.43 AED | |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 5,352.13 AED | |
Buy Apartment Price | |
|
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 867.42 AED | |
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 633.83 AED | |
Salaries And Financing | |
|
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 12,731.38 AED | |
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate | 3.53 |
Rank |
City |
Cost of Living Index |
Rent Index |
Cost of Living Plus Rent Index |
Groceries Index |
Restaurant Price Index |
Local Purchasing Power Index |
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Dubai | 65.2 | 48.7 | 57.3 | 49.0 | 71.5 | 116.3 | |
Abu Dhabi | 57.2 | 44.2 | 50.9 | 43.4 | 61.1 | 113.9 | |
Sharjah | 46.2 | 77.0 | 61.0 | 36.4 | 33.0 | 41.3 | |
Ajman | 36.4 | 12.1 | 24.7 | 34.8 | 28.7 | 160.2 |