Cost of living comparison

Luxembourg

compared to

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates vs. Luxembourg Cost of Living Summary

United Arab Emirates is 36.4% cheaper than Luxembourg overall.

Restaurants: pay 62.9% less in United Arab Emirates
Groceries: pay 43.9% less in United Arab Emirates
Transportation: pay 39.1% less in United Arab Emirates
Housing: pay 24.9% less in United Arab Emirates
Childcare: pay 64.7% less in United Arab Emirates
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.7% more in United Arab Emirates
Clothing: pay 24.3% less in United Arab Emirates

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, groceries, transportation, housing, and clothing are lower in United Arab Emirates.

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United Arab Emirates vs. Luxembourg Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.9% less for restaurants

	Luxembourg	United Arab Emirates
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$24.07 €21.84	$8.43 AED30.95	-65.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.74 €13.37	$8.55 AED31.39	-42.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.51 €3.18	$1.07 AED3.94	-69.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.70 €3.36	$0.45 AED1.66	-87.8%
Average			-62.9%

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pay 43.9% less for groceries

	Luxembourg	United Arab Emirates
Bread 1 loaf	$3.03 €2.75	$1.46 AED5.38	-51.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.44 €10.37	$4.94 AED18.13	-56.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.11 €5.54	$6.75 AED24.79	+10.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.63 €4.20	$2.80 AED10.28	-39.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.75 €6.13	$3.68 AED13.51	-45.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 €1.27	$0.97 AED3.58	-30.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.89	$0.76 AED2.80	-22.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.40 €1.27	$0.72 AED2.65	-48.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.49 €1.35	$0.58 AED2.13	-61.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.97	$0.48 AED1.75	-55.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.90	$0.47 AED1.74	-52.1%
Average			-43.9%

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pay 39.1% less for transportation

	Luxembourg	United Arab Emirates
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.95 €6.31	$3.40 AED12.50	-51.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$49.01 AED180.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,844.69 €27,073.61	$33,745.09 AED124K	+13.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$37.70 €34.20	$7.71 AED28.31	-79.6%
Average			-39.1%

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pay 24.9% less for housing

	Luxembourg	United Arab Emirates
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.85 €56.11	$87.46 AED321.23	+41.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,782.77 €1,617.24	$1,419.61 AED5,214.23	-20.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,528.50 €1,386.58	$1,087.32 AED3,993.73	-28.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$217.74 €197.52	$131.39 AED482.60	-39.7%
Average			-24.9%

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pay 64.7% less for childcare

	Luxembourg	United Arab Emirates
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,735.43 €1,574.30	$481.84 AED1,769.81	-72.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,283.04 €16,585.46	$8,191.72 AED30,088.20	-55.2%
Average			-64.7%

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pay 10.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Luxembourg	United Arab Emirates
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 €6.01	$10.81 AED39.72	+63.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.54 €4.12	$4.99 AED18.34	+9.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.82 €6.18	$6.20 AED22.77	-9.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.12 €48.19	$69.98 AED257.02	+31.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.92 €16.25	$13.30 AED48.83	-25.8%
Average			+10.7%

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pay 24.3% less for clothing

	Luxembourg	United Arab Emirates
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$100.00 €90.71	$53.49 AED196.45	-46.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.93 €42.57	$52.36 AED192.32	+11.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.33 €105.53	$95.31 AED350.08	-18.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$140.91 €127.83	$94.82 AED348.27	-32.7%
Average			-24.3%

Luxembourg vs. United Arab Emirates - Cost of clothing

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