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United Arab Emirates vs. Lithuania Cost of Living Summary

United Arab Emirates is 31.8% more expensive than Lithuania overall.

Restaurants: pay 37.7% less in United Arab Emirates
Groceries: pay 6.1% more in United Arab Emirates
Transportation: pay 4.1% less in United Arab Emirates
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in United Arab Emirates
Childcare: pay 10.4% less in United Arab Emirates
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.4% more in United Arab Emirates
Clothing: pay 1.4% more in United Arab Emirates

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

United Arab Emirates vs. Lithuania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.7% less for restaurants

	Lithuania	United Arab Emirates
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.94 €10.30	$7.91 AED29.06	-33.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.92 €6.83	$8.65 AED31.75	+9.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 €1.94	$1.04 AED3.83	-53.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.84 €1.59	$0.50 AED1.85	-72.6%
Average			-37.7%

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pay 6.1% more for groceries

	Lithuania	United Arab Emirates
Bread 1 loaf	$1.64 €1.42	$1.47 AED5.39	-10.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.83 €5.03	$5.36 AED19.68	-8.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.21 €4.49	$6.96 AED25.56	+33.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.03 €2.61	$2.81 AED10.34	-7.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.90 €2.50	$3.68 AED13.51	+27.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 €0.56	$0.98 AED3.59	+50.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.63	$0.75 AED2.75	+2.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.75	$0.73 AED2.69	-15.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.41 €1.21	$0.59 AED2.15	-58.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 €0.33	$0.48 AED1.76	+26.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 €0.36	$0.53 AED1.93	+26.5%
Average			+6.1%

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pay 4.1% less for transportation

	Lithuania	United Arab Emirates
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.28 €5.41	$2.91 AED10.69	-53.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.69 €29.05	$53.10 AED195.00	+57.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,407.17 €33,119.54	$40,680.12 AED149,397.75	+5.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.55 €9.96	$8.50 AED31.21	-26.4%
Average			-4.1%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Lithuania	United Arab Emirates
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.51 €13.37	$101.41 AED372.42	+553.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$567.85 €489.67	$1,438.18 AED5,281.71	+153.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$376.46 €324.63	$990.79 AED3,638.67	+163.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$170.23 €146.79	$122.67 AED450.49	-27.9%
Average			+210.6%

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pay 10.4% less for childcare

	Lithuania	United Arab Emirates
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$525.49 €453.15	$497.28 AED1,826.25	-5.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,633.71 €8,307.41	$8,164.49 AED29,984.10	-15.3%
Average			-10.4%

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pay 56.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Lithuania	United Arab Emirates
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.03 €4.34	$10.43 AED38.31	+107.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.25 €2.80	$4.99 AED18.32	+53.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 €4.92	$6.23 AED22.88	+9.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.40 €38.29	$75.55 AED277.45	+70.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.30 €8.02	$13.19 AED48.44	+41.7%
Average			+56.4%

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pay 1.4% more for clothing

	Lithuania	United Arab Emirates
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.62 €89.35	$75.04 AED275.58	-27.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.16 €33.77	$59.50 AED218.51	+51.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.78 €80.01	$105.66 AED388.03	+13.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$158.30 €136.51	$106.53 AED391.23	-32.7%
Average			+1.4%

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