Cost of living comparison

Austria

compared to

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates vs. Austria Cost of Living Summary

United Arab Emirates is 16.4% cheaper than Austria overall.

Restaurants: pay 53.8% less in United Arab Emirates
Groceries: pay 41.0% less in United Arab Emirates
Transportation: pay 31.1% less in United Arab Emirates
Housing: pay 23.9% more in United Arab Emirates
Childcare: pay 35.3% less in United Arab Emirates
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.2% more in United Arab Emirates
Clothing: pay 17.1% less in United Arab Emirates

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

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United Arab Emirates vs. Austria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.8% less for restaurants

	Austria	United Arab Emirates
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.46 €15.54	$8.43 AED30.94	-51.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.35 €10.99	$8.55 AED31.39	-30.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.78 €3.36	$1.07 AED3.94	-71.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.01 €2.68	$0.45 AED1.66	-85.0%
Average			-53.8%

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pay 41.0% less for groceries

	Austria	United Arab Emirates
Bread 1 loaf	$2.57 €2.29	$1.46 AED5.38	-43.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.98 €8.00	$4.94 AED18.13	-45.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 €5.46	$6.75 AED24.78	+10.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.57 €4.06	$2.80 AED10.28	-38.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.11 €5.44	$3.68 AED13.51	-39.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.25 €1.11	$0.97 AED3.58	-21.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00 €0.89	$0.76 AED2.80	-24.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 €1.21	$0.72 AED2.65	-46.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.85 €1.65	$0.58 AED2.13	-68.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.86	$0.48 AED1.75	-50.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.86	$0.47 AED1.74	-51.1%
Average			-41.0%

Austria vs. United Arab Emirates - Cost of groceries

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pay 31.1% less for transportation

	Austria	United Arab Emirates
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.11 €6.33	$3.40 AED12.50	-52.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$57.51 €51.19	$49.01 AED179.98	-14.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,576.16 €26,323.85	$33,745.09 AED124K	+14.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.10 €21.45	$7.71 AED28.30	-68.0%
Average			-31.1%

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pay 23.9% more for housing

	Austria	United Arab Emirates
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.97 €32.02	$87.46 AED321.19	+143.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$964.19 €858.16	$1,419.61 AED5,213.52	+47.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$803.82 €715.43	$1,087.32 AED3,993.18	+35.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$265.50 €236.31	$131.39 AED482.53	-50.5%
Average			+23.9%

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pay 35.3% less for childcare

	Austria	United Arab Emirates
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$557.81 €496.47	$481.84 AED1,769.57	-13.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,914.08 €15,054.14	$8,191.72 AED30,084.11	-51.6%
Average			-35.3%

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pay 27.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Austria	United Arab Emirates
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.34 €4.75	$10.81 AED39.72	+102.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.45 €3.96	$4.99 AED18.33	+12.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.41 €6.59	$6.20 AED22.77	-16.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.11 €41.04	$69.98 AED256.99	+51.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.84 €12.32	$13.30 AED48.83	-3.9%
Average			+27.2%

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pay 17.1% less for clothing

	Austria	United Arab Emirates
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.22 €84.75	$53.49 AED196.43	-43.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.58 €40.57	$52.36 AED192.30	+14.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 €91.61	$95.31 AED350.04	-7.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.01 €106.82	$94.82 AED348.22	-21.0%
Average			-17.1%

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