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United Arab Emirates vs. Germany Cost of Living Summary

United Arab Emirates is 12.8% cheaper than Germany overall.

Restaurants: pay 57.4% less in United Arab Emirates
Groceries: pay 26.5% less in United Arab Emirates
Transportation: pay 29.4% less in United Arab Emirates
Housing: pay 40.7% more in United Arab Emirates
Childcare: pay 50.6% less in United Arab Emirates
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.4% more in United Arab Emirates
Clothing: pay 1.7% less in United Arab Emirates

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

United Arab Emirates vs. Germany Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.4% less for restaurants

	Germany	United Arab Emirates
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.25 €14.01	$7.91 AED29.06	-51.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.88 €10.24	$8.65 AED31.75	-27.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.29 €2.84	$1.04 AED3.83	-68.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.93 €2.53	$0.50 AED1.85	-82.8%
Average			-57.4%

Germany vs. United Arab Emirates - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.5% less for groceries

	Germany	United Arab Emirates
Bread 1 loaf	$2.25 €1.94	$1.47 AED5.39	-34.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.39 €6.37	$5.36 AED19.68	-27.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.79 €4.13	$6.96 AED25.56	+45.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.84 €3.31	$2.81 AED10.34	-26.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.58 €5.67	$3.68 AED13.51	-44.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.45 €1.25	$0.98 AED3.59	-32.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 €0.71	$0.75 AED2.75	-8.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.91	$0.73 AED2.69	-30.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.20 €1.90	$0.59 AED2.15	-73.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 €0.61	$0.48 AED1.76	-32.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.62	$0.53 AED1.93	-26.4%
Average			-26.5%

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pay 29.4% less for transportation

	Germany	United Arab Emirates
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.59 €6.55	$2.91 AED10.69	-61.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$62.94 €54.28	$53.10 AED195.00	-15.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,651.13 €27,293.63	$40,680.12 AED149,397.75	+28.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.45 €23.67	$8.50 AED31.21	-69.0%
Average			-29.4%

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pay 40.7% more for housing

	Germany	United Arab Emirates
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.64 €41.94	$101.41 AED372.42	+108.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$874.65 €754.23	$1,438.18 AED5,281.71	+64.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$695.68 €599.90	$990.79 AED3,638.67	+42.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$258.10 €222.57	$122.67 AED450.49	-52.5%
Average			+40.7%

Germany vs. United Arab Emirates - Cost of housing

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pay 50.6% less for childcare

	Germany	United Arab Emirates
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$497.10 €428.67	$497.28 AED1,826.25
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,538.74 €14,261.81	$8,164.49 AED29,984.10	-50.6%
Average			-50.6%

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pay 35.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Germany	United Arab Emirates
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.05 €4.36	$10.43 AED38.31	+106.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 €3.40	$4.99 AED18.32	+26.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.74 €8.40	$6.23 AED22.88	-36.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.02 €34.51	$75.55 AED277.45	+88.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.41 €12.42	$13.19 AED48.44	-8.5%
Average			+35.4%

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pay 1.7% less for clothing

	Germany	United Arab Emirates
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$91.81 €79.17	$75.04 AED275.58	-18.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.05 €39.71	$59.50 AED218.51	+29.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.53 €88.42	$105.66 AED388.03	+3.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.07 €115.61	$106.53 AED391.23	-20.5%
Average			-1.7%

Germany vs. United Arab Emirates - Cost of clothing

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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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