Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 43.0% more expensive than United Arab Emirates.
If you lived in Belgium instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
United Arab Emirates
|
Belgium
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.94
AED25.50
|
$18.43
€17.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
AED27.50
|
$10.18
€9.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
AED3.47
|
$2.64
€2.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$2.36
€2.19
|
|
pay 27.2% more for groceries
United Arab Emirates
|
Belgium
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
AED4.65
|
$1.91
€1.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
AED16.75
|
$6.70
€6.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
AED24.91
|
$3.76
€3.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
AED9.50
|
$2.74
€2.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
AED11.92
|
$4.52
€4.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
AED3.58
|
$1.05
€0.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
AED2.65
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
AED3.24
|
$1.07
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.67
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 64.4% more for transportation
United Arab Emirates
|
Belgium
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AED12.51
|
$7.59
€7.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.17
AED265.08
|
$48.84
€45.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,194.32
AED81,519.75
|
$25,847.12
€23,979.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.50
AED34.90
|
$23.82
€22.10
|
|
pay 24.3% less for housing
United Arab Emirates
|
Belgium
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.07
AED345.53
|
$52.54
€48.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,372.29
AED5,040.41
|
$812.75
€754.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,058.72
AED3,888.67
|
$677.61
€628.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.25
AED438.01
|
$147.81
€137.13
|
|
pay 46.9% more for childcare
United Arab Emirates
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$504.83
AED1,854.24
|
$446.94
€414.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,720.09
AED24,682.89
|
$13,799.70
€12,802.67
|
|
pay 19.9% less for entertainment and sports
United Arab Emirates
|
Belgium
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.51
AED34.92
|
$4.38
€4.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
AED17.08
|
$3.23
€2.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.01
AED22.08
|
$8.08
€7.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.87
AED234.60
|
$31.77
€29.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.25
AED41.33
|
$11.38
€10.56
|
|
pay 19.9% more for clothing
United Arab Emirates
|
Belgium
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.99
AED183.63
|
$84.51
€78.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.06
AED180.19
|
$39.84
€36.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.85
AED308.00
|
$89.20
€82.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.09
AED356.61
|
$119.38
€110.76
|
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