Cost of living comparison
Dubai is 55.2% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Dubai instead of Greece, you would:
pay 12.1% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.61
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.28
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.81
|
$1.11
AED4.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.73
AED2.69
|
|
pay 1.7% more for groceries
Greece
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
$1.60
AED5.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.00
|
$4.82
AED17.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.57
|
$7.28
AED26.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.76
|
$3.27
AED12.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.93
|
$3.44
AED12.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.03
AED3.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$0.87
AED3.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.80
AED2.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.72
AED2.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$0.45
AED1.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.49
|
$0.55
AED2.02
|
|
pay 13.0% more for transportation
Greece
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.18
|
$3.13
AED11.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€37.90
|
$81.68
AED300.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,544.94
|
$40,838.55
AED150,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.46
|
$9.80
AED36.00
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Greece
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€29.16
|
$95.37
AED350.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€486.35
|
$2,113.07
AED7,761.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€373.53
|
$1,295.45
AED4,758.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€163.92
|
$154.69
AED568.17
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Greece
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€322.39
|
$743.00
AED2,729.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,119.98
|
$14,478.49
AED53,179.49
|
|
pay 85.5% more for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.88
|
$12.25
AED45.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.23
|
$5.87
AED21.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
$6.26
AED23.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€42.77
|
$89.64
AED329.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.21
|
$13.61
AED50.00
|
|
pay 6.9% more for clothing
Greece
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€77.02
|
$62.44
AED229.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€37.80
|
$58.54
AED215.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€79.76
|
$97.26
AED357.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€88.53
|
$95.12
AED349.36
|
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