Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 3.8% cheaper than United Arab Emirates.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 70.5% more for restaurants
United Arab Emirates
|
Lithuania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.94
AED25.50
|
$9.60
€8.90
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
AED27.50
|
$6.46
€5.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
AED3.47
|
$1.64
€1.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$1.44
€1.33
|
|
pay 10.1% less for groceries
United Arab Emirates
|
Lithuania
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
AED4.65
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
AED16.75
|
$4.50
€4.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
AED24.91
|
$5.00
€4.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
AED9.50
|
$2.31
€2.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
AED11.92
|
$2.81
€2.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
AED3.58
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
AED2.65
|
$0.66
€0.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
AED3.24
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.28
€0.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.67
|
$0.27
€0.25
|
|
pay 2.3% more for transportation
United Arab Emirates
|
Lithuania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AED12.51
|
$6.57
€6.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.17
AED265.08
|
$30.24
€28.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,194.32
AED81,519.75
|
$23,112.58
€21,442.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.50
AED34.90
|
$6.67
€6.19
|
|
pay 51.5% less for housing
United Arab Emirates
|
Lithuania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.07
AED345.53
|
$13.14
€12.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,372.29
AED5,040.41
|
$411.89
€382.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,058.72
AED3,888.67
|
$288.97
€268.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.25
AED438.01
|
$146.55
€135.96
|
|
pay 12.4% less for childcare
United Arab Emirates
|
Lithuania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$504.83
AED1,854.24
|
$398.36
€369.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,720.09
AED24,682.89
|
$6,476.89
€6,008.94
|
|
pay 40.1% less for entertainment and sports
United Arab Emirates
|
Lithuania
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.51
AED34.92
|
$3.77
€3.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
AED17.08
|
$2.65
€2.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.01
AED22.08
|
$4.68
€4.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.87
AED234.60
|
$35.04
€32.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.25
AED41.33
|
$7.90
€7.33
|
|
pay 14.4% more for clothing
United Arab Emirates
|
Lithuania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.99
AED183.63
|
$78.17
€72.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.06
AED180.19
|
$43.64
€40.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.85
AED308.00
|
$78.57
€72.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.09
AED356.61
|
$115.33
€107.00
|
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