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United Kingdom

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United Arab Emirates

Ras Al-khaimah vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Ras Al-khaimah is 53.7% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 48.5% less in Ras Al-khaimah
Groceries: pay 30.6% less in Ras Al-khaimah
Transportation: pay 43.5% less in Ras Al-khaimah
Housing: pay 68.7% less in Ras Al-khaimah
Childcare: pay 88.6% less in Ras Al-khaimah
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.1% less in Ras Al-khaimah
Clothing: pay 17.5% less in Ras Al-khaimah

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

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Ras Al-khaimah vs. London Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.5% less for restaurants

	London	Ras Al-khaimah
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.43 £19.83	$13.61 AED49.99	-48.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.57 £7.93	$7.62 AED28.00	-27.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.95 £2.22	$1.12 AED4.10	-62.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 £1.62	$0.46 AED1.70	-78.5%
Average			-48.5%

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pay 30.6% less for groceries

	London	Ras Al-khaimah
Bread 1 loaf	$2.04 £1.53	$2.04 AED7.47	-0.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.36 £4.77	$6.36 AED23.37	+0.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.98 £5.24	$6.31 AED23.18	-9.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.01 £3.76	$2.36 AED8.65	-53.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.81 £3.61	$4.42 AED16.25	-8.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 £1.05	$0.93 AED3.40	-33.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 £0.47	$0.74 AED2.72	+17.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 £1.03	$0.68 AED2.51	-50.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.52 £1.14	$0.60 AED2.22	-60.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 £0.55	$0.43 AED1.59	-41.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 £0.60	$0.41 AED1.50	-48.8%
Average			-30.6%

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pay 43.5% less for transportation

	London	Ras Al-khaimah
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.95 £5.96	$3.42 AED12.57	-56.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$245.79 £184.41	$113.67 AED417.45	-53.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,182.92 £28,648.64	$45,421.06 AED167K	+19.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.77 £23.84	$8.20 AED30.12	-74.2%
Average			-43.5%

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pay 68.7% less for housing

	London	Ras Al-khaimah
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.48 £30.38	$78.28 AED287.47	+93.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,841.09 £2,131.67	$764.37 AED2,807.14	-73.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,287.10 £1,716.01	$647.38 AED2,377.52	-71.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$284.00 £213.09	$94.21 AED345.97	-66.8%
Average			-68.7%

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pay 88.6% less for childcare

	London	Ras Al-khaimah
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,857.20 £2,143.76	$293.54 AED1,078.01	-89.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$35,755.44 £26,827.31	$4,499.17 AED16,523.20	-87.4%
Average			-88.6%

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pay 18.1% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Ras Al-khaimah
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.25 £6.94	$10.21 AED37.50	+10.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.62 £4.22	$5.60 AED20.55	-0.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$23.46 £17.60	$6.81 AED25.00	-71.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.55 £45.43	$57.05 AED209.50	-5.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.84 £13.38	$12.93 AED47.49	-27.5%
Average			-18.1%

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pay 17.5% less for clothing

	London	Ras Al-khaimah
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$113.97 £85.51	$82.13 AED301.63	-27.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.96 £40.49	$52.18 AED191.65	-3.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.54 £94.19	$117.07 AED429.95	-6.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$162.46 £121.89	$115.71 AED424.95	-28.8%
Average			-17.5%

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