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United Arab Emirates vs. Dominica Cost of Living Summary

United Arab Emirates is 69.4% more expensive than Dominica overall.

Restaurants: pay 26.3% less in United Arab Emirates
Groceries: pay 15.8% less in United Arab Emirates
Transportation: pay 25.3% less in United Arab Emirates
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in United Arab Emirates
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in United Arab Emirates
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in United Arab Emirates
Clothing: pay 38.5% more in United Arab Emirates

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

United Arab Emirates vs. Dominica Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.3% less for restaurants

	Dominica	United Arab Emirates
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$7.91 AED29.06	+6.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.03 EC$19.00	$8.65 AED31.75	+23.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.47 EC$6.67	$1.04 AED3.83	-57.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$0.50 AED1.85	-77.3%
Average			-26.3%

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pay 15.8% less for groceries

	Dominica	United Arab Emirates
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 EC$5.67	$1.47 AED5.39	-30.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$5.36 AED19.68	+345.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.61 EC$34.07	$6.96 AED25.56	-44.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.60 EC$15.13	$2.81 AED10.34	-49.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.09 EC$13.76	$3.68 AED13.51	-27.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.91 EC$7.86	$0.98 AED3.59	-66.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 EC$2.90	$0.75 AED2.75	-30.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.03 EC$5.49	$0.73 AED2.69	-64.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.33 EC$6.30	$0.59 AED2.15	-74.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 EC$4.37	$0.48 AED1.76	-70.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 EC$3.71	$0.53 AED1.93	-61.6%
Average			-15.8%

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pay 25.3% less for transportation

	Dominica	United Arab Emirates
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 EC$14.58	$2.91 AED10.69	-46.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.13 EC$143.58	$53.10 AED195.00	-0.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,128.17 EC$94,935.64	$40,680.12 AED149,397.75	+15.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.23 EC$79.00	$8.50 AED31.21	-70.9%
Average			-25.3%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Dominica	United Arab Emirates
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.92 EC$191.67	$101.41 AED372.42	+43.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$283.68 EC$766.67	$1,438.18 AED5,281.71	+407.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$203.51 EC$550.00	$990.79 AED3,638.67	+386.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$108.58 EC$293.44	$122.67 AED450.49	+13.0%
Average			+212.4%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Dominica	United Arab Emirates
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$129.51 EC$350.00	$497.28 AED1,826.25	+284.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,440.25 EC$12,000.00	$8,164.49 AED29,984.10	+83.9%
Average			+183.9%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Dominica	United Arab Emirates
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$10.43 AED38.31	+463.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 EC$11.17	$4.99 AED18.32	+20.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$6.23 AED22.88	-15.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.25 EC$125.00	$75.55 AED277.45	+63.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.33 EC$22.50	$13.19 AED48.44	+58.4%
Average			+118.1%

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pay 38.5% more for clothing

	Dominica	United Arab Emirates
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.50 EC$150.00	$75.04 AED275.58	+35.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.00 EC$100.00	$59.50 AED218.51	+60.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$105.66 AED388.03	+42.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.51 EC$250.00	$106.53 AED391.23	+15.2%
Average			+38.5%

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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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