Cost of living comparison

Sweden

compared to

United Arab Emirates

Fujairah vs. Karlstad Cost of Living Summary

Fujairah is 28.2% cheaper than Karlstad.

Restaurants: pay 48.0% less in Fujairah
Groceries: pay 43.3% less in Fujairah
Transportation: pay 42.9% less in Fujairah
Housing: pay 11.2% less in Fujairah
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Fujairah
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2% less in Fujairah
Clothing: pay 58.0% less in Fujairah

Expenses including clothing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Fujairah. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Fujairah.

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Fujairah vs. Karlstad Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.0% less for restaurants

	Karlstad	Fujairah
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00 SEK148.65	$7.49 AED27.50	-50.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SEK99.10	$7.62 AED28.00	-23.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 SEK24.77	$1.12 AED4.10	-55.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.17 SEK21.47	$0.41 AED1.50	-81.1%
Average			-48.0%

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pay 43.3% less for groceries

	Karlstad	Fujairah
Bread 1 loaf	$2.87 SEK28.49	$1.36 AED5.00	-52.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.02 SEK49.80	$6.36 AED23.37	+26.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.62 SEK55.75	$6.31 AED23.18	+12.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.47 SEK44.31	$2.36 AED8.65	-47.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.40 SEK63.47	$4.26 AED15.65	-33.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.31 SEK13.02	$0.80 AED2.95	-38.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18 SEK11.68	$0.74 AED2.72	-37.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 SEK13.69	$0.68 AED2.51	-50.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.38 SEK23.60	$0.43 AED1.59	-81.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 SEK8.38	$0.37 AED1.36	-56.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.76 SEK7.48	$0.41 AED1.50	-45.8%
Average			-43.3%

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pay 42.9% less for transportation

	Karlstad	Fujairah
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.64 SEK65.80	$3.33 AED12.24	-49.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$79.88 SEK791.80	$40.84 AED149.98	-48.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,980.57 SEK327K	$25,865.12 AED94,989.65	-21.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.80 SEK156.58	$7.22 AED26.50	-54.3%
Average			-42.9%

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pay 11.2% less for housing

	Karlstad	Fujairah
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.12 SEK437.36	$78.28 AED287.47	+77.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$849.76 SEK8,423.39	$589.91 AED2,166.43	-30.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$574.84 SEK5,698.17	$530.92 AED1,949.79	-7.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.74 SEK760.73	$94.21 AED345.97	+22.8%
Average			-11.2%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Karlstad	Fujairah
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$126.21 SEK1,251.12	$257.14 AED944.34	+103.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$4,499.17 AED16,523.20
Average			+103.7%

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pay 2.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Karlstad	Fujairah
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.95 SEK78.78	$8.85 AED32.50	+11.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.72 SEK46.82	$5.60 AED20.55	+18.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.10 SEK70.36	$5.45 AED20.00	-23.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.46 SEK450.59	$47.65 AED174.98	+4.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.00 SEK138.75	$10.89 AED40.00	-22.2%
Average			-2.2%

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pay 58.0% less for clothing

	Karlstad	Fujairah
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$104.94 SEK1,040.29	$21.78 AED79.99	-79.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.89 SEK395.40	$13.61 AED49.99	-65.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.88 SEK742.25	$74.87 AED274.97
Men's business shoes (leather)	$139.86 SEK1,386.39	$61.26 AED224.98	-56.2%
Average			-58.0%

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