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Ras Al-khaimah vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Ras Al-khaimah is 35.8% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 59.4% less in Ras Al-khaimah
Groceries: pay 25.8% less in Ras Al-khaimah
Transportation: pay 45.9% less in Ras Al-khaimah
Housing: pay 19.1% less in Ras Al-khaimah
Childcare: pay 82.8% less in Ras Al-khaimah
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.0% less in Ras Al-khaimah
Clothing: pay 0.7% less in Ras Al-khaimah

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, transportation, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Ras Al-khaimah.

Ras Al-khaimah vs. London Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ras Al-khaimah instead of London, you would:

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pay 59.4% less for restaurants

	London	Ras Al-khaimah
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £20.04	$8.17 AED30.00	-69.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.26	$6.81 AED25.00	-38.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.34	$1.24 AED4.54	-60.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.44	$0.59 AED2.17	-69.4%
Average			-59.4%

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pay 25.8% less for groceries

	London	Ras Al-khaimah
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.62	$1.80 AED6.61	-16.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.15	$6.36 AED23.38	+14.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.93	$6.48 AED23.80	-1.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.76	$2.44 AED8.98	-51.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.96	$4.06 AED14.91	+2.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.14	$1.01 AED3.71	-33.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$0.81 AED2.99	-2.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.08	$0.69 AED2.54	-51.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.23	$0.60 AED2.22	-63.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.57	$0.46 AED1.68	-39.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.62	$0.49 AED1.80	-41.2%
Average			-25.8%

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pay 45.9% less for transportation

	London	Ras Al-khaimah
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.34	$2.95 AED10.85	-58.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £180.32	$63.99 AED235.00	-73.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,334.89	$45,426.00 AED166,827.00	+20.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.80	$8.91 AED32.72	-71.9%
Average			-45.9%

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pay 19.1% less for housing

	London	Ras Al-khaimah
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £32.11	$97.65 AED358.63	+128.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,311.16	$768.61 AED2,822.73	-75.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,754.23	$673.93 AED2,475.00	-71.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £191.79	$107.37 AED394.33	-58.0%
Average			-19.1%

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pay 82.8% less for childcare

	London	Ras Al-khaimah
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,859.70	$245.06 AED900.00	-90.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £21,373.51	$6,943.50 AED25,500.00	-75.6%
Average			-82.8%

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pay 17.0% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Ras Al-khaimah
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.51	$10.89 AED40.00	+25.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.90	$5.99 AED22.00	+15.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £17.03	$6.81 AED25.00	-70.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £48.69	$51.94 AED190.74	-20.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £15.03	$12.93 AED47.50	-35.5%
Average			-17.0%

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pay 0.7% less for clothing

	London	Ras Al-khaimah
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £87.04	$115.72 AED425.00	-0.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £39.00	$54.46 AED200.00	+4.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £94.43	$136.15 AED500.00	+8.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £120.60	$136.15 AED500.00	-15.4%
Average			-0.7%

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