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United Arab Emirates vs. Ajman Cost of Living Summary

United Arab Emirates is 3.6% more expensive than Ajman.

Restaurants: pay 16.4% more in United Arab Emirates
Groceries: pay 16.2% more in United Arab Emirates
Transportation: pay 8.9% less in United Arab Emirates
Housing: pay 22.3% less in United Arab Emirates
Childcare: pay 13.5% more in United Arab Emirates
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.5% less in United Arab Emirates
Clothing: pay 15.8% more in United Arab Emirates

The cost of restaurants, groceries, clothing, and childcare in United Arab Emirates are more expensive than in Ajman. Expenses including housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in United Arab Emirates.

United Arab Emirates vs. Ajman Cost Breakdown

If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Ajman, you would:

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pay 16.4% more for restaurants

	Ajman	United Arab Emirates
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.13 AED22.50	$7.91 AED29.06	+29.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.53 AED35.00	$8.65 AED31.75	-9.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 AED3.12	$1.04 AED3.83	+22.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 AED1.50	$0.50 AED1.85	+23.4%
Average			+16.4%

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pay 16.2% more for groceries

	Ajman	United Arab Emirates
Bread 1 loaf	$1.42 AED5.20	$1.47 AED5.39	+3.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.49 AED16.50	$5.36 AED19.68	+19.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.68 AED28.20	$6.96 AED25.56	-9.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.12 AED7.80	$2.81 AED10.34	+32.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.86 AED10.51	$3.68 AED13.51	+28.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 AED2.90	$0.98 AED3.59	+23.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 AED2.18	$0.75 AED2.75	+26.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 AED2.49	$0.73 AED2.69	+7.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 AED1.68	$0.59 AED2.15	+28.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 AED1.59	$0.48 AED1.76	+11.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 AED1.81	$0.53 AED1.93	+6.6%
Average			+16.2%

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pay 8.9% less for transportation

	Ajman	United Arab Emirates
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.00 AED11.00	$2.91 AED10.69	-2.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$63.99 AED235.00	$53.10 AED195.00	-17.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$45,426.00 AED166,827.00	$40,680.12 AED149,397.75	-10.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.99 AED33.00	$8.50 AED31.21	-5.4%
Average			-8.9%

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pay 22.3% less for housing

	Ajman	United Arab Emirates
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$109.50 AED402.14	$101.41 AED372.42	-7.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,292.28 AED12,090.91	$1,438.18 AED5,281.71	-56.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,657.97 AED6,088.89	$990.79 AED3,638.67	-40.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.82 AED392.29	$122.67 AED450.49	+14.8%
Average			-22.3%

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pay 13.5% more for childcare

	Ajman	United Arab Emirates
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$589.97 AED2,166.67	$497.28 AED1,826.25	-15.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,718.18 AED21,000.00	$8,164.49 AED29,984.10	+42.8%
Average			+13.5%

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pay 5.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Ajman	United Arab Emirates
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.89 AED40.00	$10.43 AED38.31	-4.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.69 AED13.56	$4.99 AED18.32	+35.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.26 AED23.00	$6.23 AED22.88	-0.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$166.78 AED612.50	$75.55 AED277.45	-54.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.61 AED50.00	$13.19 AED48.44	-3.1%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 15.8% more for clothing

	Ajman	United Arab Emirates
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.54 AED215.00	$75.04 AED275.58	+28.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.27 AED225.00	$59.50 AED218.51	-2.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.02 AED312.25	$105.66 AED388.03	+24.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.94 AED345.00	$106.53 AED391.23	+13.4%
Average			+15.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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