Cost of living comparison
United Arab Emirates is 10.0% more expensive than Cyprus.
If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 32.7% less for restaurants
Cyprus
|
United Arab Emirates
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.75
|
$8.05
AED29.59
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.59
€7.97
|
$8.09
AED29.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
€1.72
|
$1.08
AED3.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
€0.97
|
$0.61
AED2.23
|
|
pay 15.7% less for groceries
Cyprus
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United Arab Emirates
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
€1.84
|
$1.28
AED4.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.82
€5.40
|
$5.11
AED18.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.41
€5.95
|
$6.79
AED24.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.25
|
$2.57
AED9.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.53
€3.28
|
$3.46
AED12.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.97
AED3.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.75
AED2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.88
AED3.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.10
|
$0.57
AED2.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.50
AED1.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.48
AED1.75
|
|
pay 3.8% less for transportation
Cyprus
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United Arab Emirates
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.34
|
$3.18
AED11.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.09
€46.47
|
$73.48
AED269.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,604.23
€27,465.32
|
$41,136.59
AED151,094.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.98
€20.40
|
$9.56
AED35.10
|
|
pay 41.6% more for housing
Cyprus
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.46
€36.61
|
$100.87
AED370.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$924.34
€857.56
|
$1,052.52
AED3,865.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$738.82
€685.44
|
$822.84
AED3,022.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.66
€126.78
|
$116.90
AED429.36
|
|
pay 21.4% more for childcare
Cyprus
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$424.84
€394.15
|
$544.40
AED1,999.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,091.11
€6,578.77
|
$8,131.09
AED29,865.51
|
|
pay 66.0% more for entertainment and sports
Cyprus
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.33
€3.09
|
$9.77
AED35.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
€3.07
|
$4.95
AED18.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
€4.06
|
$6.27
AED23.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.49
€50.55
|
$69.48
AED255.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.55
|
$11.92
AED43.79
|
|
pay 6.9% less for clothing
Cyprus
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United Arab Emirates
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.92
€75.07
|
$62.20
AED228.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.04
€44.57
|
$62.07
AED227.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.90
€116.81
|
$91.99
AED337.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.40
€103.35
|
$111.38
AED409.10
|
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