Cost of living comparison
Greece is 57.9% more expensive than Ajman.
If you lived in Greece instead of Ajman, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Ajman
|
Greece
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.13
AED11.50
|
$12.71
€11.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.81
AED25.00
|
$8.10
€7.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
AED2.08
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
AED1.05
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 28.5% more for groceries
Ajman
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
AED3.85
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.29
AED12.08
|
$4.97
€4.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
AED22.28
|
$5.63
€5.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.12
AED7.78
|
$3.81
€3.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.39
AED8.79
|
$3.64
€3.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
AED3.34
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
AED2.47
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
AED2.52
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
AED2.11
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
AED1.44
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
AED1.30
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 66.9% more for transportation
Ajman
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.26
AED11.97
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.76
AED135.01
|
$40.24
€37.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,614.35
AED50,005.51
|
$22,158.38
€20,557.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
AED38.26
|
$13.03
€12.09
|
|
pay 27.7% more for housing
Ajman
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.54
AED189.31
|
$34.83
€32.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$455.51
AED1,673.10
|
$429.23
€398.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$284.23
AED1,043.96
|
$358.56
€332.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.21
AED283.60
|
$172.07
€159.63
|
|
pay 61.6% more for childcare
Ajman
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$285.22
AED1,047.62
|
$341.10
€316.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,303.75
AED12,134.67
|
$6,725.16
€6,239.26
|
|
pay 0.2% less for entertainment and sports
Ajman
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.85
AED32.50
|
$4.08
€3.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
AED9.63
|
$3.33
€3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
$5.12
€4.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.19
AED125.57
|
$45.22
€41.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
AED30.00
|
$8.85
€8.21
|
|
pay 42.4% more for clothing
Ajman
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.03
AED143.35
|
$76.36
€70.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
AED136.68
|
$36.41
€33.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.89
AED256.69
|
$77.82
€72.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.29
AED221.45
|
$99.20
€92.03
|
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