Cost of living comparison
United Arab Emirates is 17.0% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 50.2% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
United Arab Emirates
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.45
|
$6.94
AED25.50
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.73
|
$7.49
AED27.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.89
|
$0.94
AED3.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.49
|
$0.51
AED1.86
|
|
pay 16.4% less for groceries
Ireland
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United Arab Emirates
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
$1.26
AED4.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€4.01
|
$4.56
AED16.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.41
|
$6.78
AED24.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.79
|
$2.59
AED9.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.60
|
$3.24
AED11.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$0.97
AED3.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.72
AED2.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$0.88
AED3.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.13
|
$0.58
AED2.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.51
AED1.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.54
|
$0.45
AED1.67
|
|
pay 42.0% less for transportation
Ireland
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United Arab Emirates
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.10
|
$3.41
AED12.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€105.65
|
$72.17
AED265.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€30,095.30
|
$22,194.32
AED81,517.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€15.92
|
$9.50
AED34.90
|
|
pay 13.2% more for housing
Ireland
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United Arab Emirates
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€49.07
|
$94.07
AED345.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,199.45
|
$1,372.29
AED5,040.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,065.64
|
$1,058.72
AED3,888.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€145.31
|
$119.25
AED438.00
|
|
pay 33.0% less for childcare
Ireland
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€829.96
|
$504.83
AED1,854.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€8,059.06
|
$6,720.09
AED24,682.22
|
|
pay 8.7% more for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.14
|
$9.51
AED34.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.34
|
$4.65
AED17.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.70
|
$6.01
AED22.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€55.66
|
$63.87
AED234.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.68
|
$11.25
AED41.33
|
|
pay 0.8% more for clothing
Ireland
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United Arab Emirates
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€70.78
|
$49.99
AED183.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.60
|
$49.06
AED180.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€78.94
|
$83.85
AED307.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€84.05
|
$97.09
AED356.60
|
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