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Fujairah vs. Jelgava Cost of Living Summary

Fujairah is 11.4% more expensive than Jelgava.

Restaurants
pay 10.7% less in Fujairah
Groceries
pay 5.3% less in Fujairah
Transportation
pay 15.9% less in Fujairah
Housing
pay 73.0% more in Fujairah
Childcare
pay 40.0% less in Fujairah
Entertainment and Sports
pay 26.2% more in Fujairah
Clothing
pay 33.4% less in Fujairah

The cost of housing and entertainment and sports in Fujairah are more expensive than in Jelgava. Expenses including childcare, clothing, transportation, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Fujairah.

Fujairah vs. Jelgava Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Fujairah instead of Jelgava, you would:

pay 10.7% less for restaurants

 
Jelgava
Fujairah
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.84
€6.98
$7.49
AED27.50
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.61
€5.88
$7.62
AED28.00
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.61
€1.44
$1.12
AED4.10

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pay 5.3% less for groceries

 
Jelgava
Fujairah
Bread
1 loaf
$0.90
€0.80
$1.36
AED5.00
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.22
€4.65
$6.36
AED23.37
Milk (1 gallon) $4.41
€3.92
$6.31
AED23.18

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pay 15.9% less for transportation

 
Jelgava
Fujairah
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.11
€6.33
$3.33
AED12.24
Monthly public transit pass $27.99
€24.92
$40.84
AED149.98
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $22,394.71
€19,932.10
$25,865.12
AED94,989.65

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pay 73.0% more for housing

 
Jelgava
Fujairah
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$14.93
€13.28
$78.28
AED287.47
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $324.72
€289.02
$589.91
AED2,166.43
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $257.54
€229.22
$530.92
AED1,949.79

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pay 40.0% less for childcare

 
Jelgava
Fujairah
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $223.95
€199.32
$257.14
AED944.34
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,332.62
€12,756.54
$4,499.17
AED16,523.20

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pay 26.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Jelgava
Fujairah
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.48
€3.99
$8.85
AED32.50
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.28
€2.92
$5.60
AED20.55
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.72
€5.98
$5.45
AED20.00

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pay 33.4% less for clothing

 
Jelgava
Fujairah
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$50.39
€44.85
$21.78
AED79.99
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$21.83
€19.43
$13.61
AED49.99
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$55.99
€49.83
$74.87
AED274.97

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