Cost of living comparison
United Arab Emirates is 89.2% more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 20.0% more for restaurants
South Africa
|
United Arab Emirates
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.29
ZAR149.79
|
$8.05
AED29.59
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.51
ZAR81.56
|
$8.09
AED29.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
ZAR16.80
|
$1.08
AED3.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
ZAR12.52
|
$0.61
AED2.23
|
|
pay 30.5% more for groceries
South Africa
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
ZAR16.78
|
$1.28
AED4.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
ZAR63.54
|
$5.11
AED18.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
ZAR73.09
|
$6.79
AED24.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
ZAR37.70
|
$2.57
AED9.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR35.53
|
$3.46
AED12.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.63
|
$0.97
AED3.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.14
|
$0.75
AED2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.62
|
$0.88
AED3.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.47
|
$0.57
AED2.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
ZAR8.92
|
$0.50
AED1.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.07
|
$0.48
AED1.75
|
|
pay 33.5% more for transportation
South Africa
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
ZAR86.87
|
$3.18
AED11.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.85
ZAR919.16
|
$73.48
AED269.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,587.45
ZAR354,031.44
|
$41,136.59
AED151,094.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.44
ZAR152.55
|
$9.56
AED35.10
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
South Africa
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United Arab Emirates
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.70
ZAR735.71
|
$100.87
AED370.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.07
ZAR6,562.27
|
$1,052.52
AED3,865.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.06
ZAR5,857.19
|
$822.84
AED3,022.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.48
ZAR1,382.31
|
$116.90
AED429.36
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
South Africa
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.15
ZAR3,075.45
|
$544.40
AED1,999.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,782.54
ZAR68,367.19
|
$8,131.09
AED29,865.51
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
ZAR36.88
|
$9.77
AED35.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
ZAR32.36
|
$4.95
AED18.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
ZAR48.47
|
$6.27
AED23.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
ZAR515.94
|
$69.48
AED255.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
ZAR107.31
|
$11.92
AED43.79
|
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pay 50.5% more for clothing
South Africa
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.73
ZAR808.41
|
$62.20
AED228.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
ZAR545.83
|
$62.07
AED227.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.48
ZAR1,472.67
|
$91.99
AED337.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.16
ZAR1,394.53
|
$111.38
AED409.10
|
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