Cost of living comparison
Spain is 9.5% cheaper than Dubai.
If you lived in Spain instead of Dubai, you would:
pay 65.9% more for restaurants
Dubai
|
Spain
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$12.45
€11.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
$8.47
€7.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
AED3.94
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
AED1.99
|
$1.40
€1.32
|
|
pay 2.8% less for groceries
Dubai
|
Spain
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
AED5.51
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.40
AED19.83
|
$5.73
€5.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
AED25.80
|
$3.55
€3.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.19
AED11.70
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
AED14.38
|
$3.11
€2.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
AED3.85
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
AED2.94
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
AED3.03
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
AED2.60
|
$0.91
€0.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
AED1.57
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
pay 15.8% more for transportation
Dubai
|
Spain
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
AED12.94
|
$6.67
€6.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.58
AED340.01
|
$39.84
€37.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,092.56
AED99,502.84
|
$24,357.72
€22,844.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.02
AED36.80
|
$14.14
€13.26
|
|
pay 49.7% less for housing
Dubai
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.53
AED343.51
|
$40.62
€38.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,961.16
AED7,202.77
|
$697.48
€654.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,111.13
AED4,080.84
|
$570.67
€535.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.77
AED553.73
|
$106.79
€100.16
|
|
pay 44.7% less for childcare
Dubai
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$765.32
AED2,810.79
|
$342.46
€321.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,178.90
AED41,056.73
|
$7,368.05
€6,910.24
|
|
pay 45.3% less for entertainment and sports
Dubai
|
Spain
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$13.07
AED48.00
|
$2.66
€2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.27
AED19.36
|
$1.85
€1.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
$5.55
€5.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.99
AED268.07
|
$43.33
€40.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.80
AED47.00
|
$8.42
€7.89
|
|
pay 6.0% less for clothing
Dubai
|
Spain
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
AED213.17
|
$73.58
€69.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.68
AED193.48
|
$33.02
€30.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.07
AED323.44
|
$74.35
€69.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.62
AED329.14
|
$91.35
€85.67
|
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