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United Arab Emirates vs. Grenada Cost of Living Summary

United Arab Emirates is 2.2 times more expensive than Grenada overall.

Restaurants: pay 34.9% less in United Arab Emirates
Groceries: pay 25.7% less in United Arab Emirates
Transportation: pay 20.6% more in United Arab Emirates
Housing: pay 93.8% more in United Arab Emirates
Childcare: pay 6.2 times more in United Arab Emirates
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in United Arab Emirates
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in United Arab Emirates

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

United Arab Emirates vs. Grenada Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.9% less for restaurants

	Grenada	United Arab Emirates
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.18 EC$27.50	$7.91 AED29.06	-22.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.25 EC$25.00	$8.65 AED31.75	-6.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.84 EC$4.98	$1.04 AED3.83	-43.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.55 EC$4.18	$0.50 AED1.85	-67.4%
Average			-34.9%

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pay 25.7% less for groceries

	Grenada	United Arab Emirates
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62 EC$4.38	$1.47 AED5.39	-9.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 EC$13.52	$5.36 AED19.68	+7.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$17.86 EC$48.26	$6.96 AED25.56	-61.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.85 EC$10.41	$2.81 AED10.34	-26.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52 EC$9.52	$3.68 AED13.51	+4.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$0.98 AED3.59	-18.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$0.75 AED2.75	-10.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 EC$2.13	$0.73 AED2.69	-7.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.34 EC$3.63	$0.59 AED2.15	-56.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.20 EC$5.94	$0.48 AED1.76	-78.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 EC$1.91	$0.53 AED1.93	-25.4%
Average			-25.7%

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pay 20.6% more for transportation

	Grenada	United Arab Emirates
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.24 EC$14.17	$2.91 AED10.69	-44.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.00 EC$100.00	$53.10 AED195.00	+43.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	$40,680.12 AED149,397.75	+62.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$8.50 AED31.21
Average			+20.6%

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pay 93.8% more for housing

	Grenada	United Arab Emirates
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$47.49 EC$128.33	$101.41 AED372.42	+113.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$597.05 EC$1,613.56	$1,438.18 AED5,281.71	+140.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$407.53 EC$1,101.38	$990.79 AED3,638.67	+143.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$157.57 EC$425.84	$122.67 AED450.49	-22.2%
Average			+93.8%

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pay 6.2 times more for childcare

	Grenada	United Arab Emirates
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.50 EC$150.00	$497.28 AED1,826.25	+795.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	$8,164.49 AED29,984.10	+250.2%
Average			+523.0%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Grenada	United Arab Emirates
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$10.43 AED38.31	+436.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.62 EC$9.79	$4.99 AED18.32	+37.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.70 EC$10.00	$6.23 AED22.88	+68.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.02 EC$97.35	$75.55 AED277.45	+109.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.22 EC$27.63	$13.19 AED48.44	+29.0%
Average			+136.3%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Grenada	United Arab Emirates
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.90 EC$70.00	$75.04 AED275.58	+189.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	$59.50 AED218.51	+34.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.55 EC$115.00	$105.66 AED388.03	+148.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.85 EC$205.00	$106.53 AED391.23	+40.4%
Average			+103.1%

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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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