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United Arab Emirates vs. Niger Cost of Living Summary

United Arab Emirates is 48.6% more expensive than Niger overall.

Restaurants: pay 6.4% less in United Arab Emirates
Groceries: pay 10.7% more in United Arab Emirates
Transportation: pay 72.7% more in United Arab Emirates
Housing: pay 30.8% more in United Arab Emirates
Childcare: pay 2.8% less in United Arab Emirates
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.1 times more in United Arab Emirates
Clothing: pay 29.9% more in United Arab Emirates

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

United Arab Emirates vs. Niger Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.4% less for restaurants

	Niger	United Arab Emirates
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.34 F CFA3,022	$7.91 AED29.06	+48.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.68 F CFA6,043	$8.65 AED31.75	-19.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 F CFA844	$1.04 AED3.83	-30.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 F CFA378	$0.50 AED1.85	-24.5%
Average			-6.4%

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pay 10.7% more for groceries

	Niger	United Arab Emirates
Bread 1 loaf	$0.59 F CFA336	$1.47 AED5.39	+147.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$5.36 AED19.68
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.28 F CFA5,814	$6.96 AED25.56	-32.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.26 F CFA1,276	$2.81 AED10.34	+24.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.78 F CFA1,574	$3.68 AED13.51	+32.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.62 F CFA914	$0.98 AED3.59	-39.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 F CFA381	$0.75 AED2.75	+11.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.35 F CFA761	$0.73 AED2.69	-45.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 F CFA442	$0.59 AED2.15	-25.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 F CFA381	$0.48 AED1.76	-28.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 F CFA183	$0.53 AED1.93	+63.0%
Average			+10.7%

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pay 72.7% more for transportation

	Niger	United Arab Emirates
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.81 F CFA2,154	$2.91 AED10.69	-23.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$53.10 AED195.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,367.07 F CFA12,086,269	$40,680.12 AED149,397.75	+90.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.38 F CFA1,914	$8.50 AED31.21	+151.2%
Average			+72.7%

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pay 30.8% more for housing

	Niger	United Arab Emirates
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$101.41 AED372.42
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$979.32 F CFA553,954	$1,438.18 AED5,281.71	+46.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$534.18 F CFA302,157	$990.79 AED3,638.67	+85.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$204.24 F CFA115,531	$122.67 AED450.49	-39.9%
Average			+30.8%

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pay 2.8% less for childcare

	Niger	United Arab Emirates
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,068.35 F CFA604,313	$497.28 AED1,826.25	-53.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,519.83 F CFA3,122,286	$8,164.49 AED29,984.10	+47.9%
Average			-2.8%

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pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Niger	United Arab Emirates
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 F CFA755	$10.43 AED38.31	+681.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.26 F CFA1,847	$4.99 AED18.32	+52.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.67 F CFA1,511	$6.23 AED22.88	+133.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.77 F CFA37,770	$75.55 AED277.45	+13.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.34 F CFA3,022	$13.19 AED48.44	+146.9%
Average			+205.4%

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pay 29.9% more for clothing

	Niger	United Arab Emirates
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.22 F CFA40,288	$75.04 AED275.58	+5.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$89.03 F CFA50,359	$59.50 AED218.51	-33.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.42 F CFA30,216	$105.66 AED388.03	+97.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.22 F CFA40,288	$106.53 AED391.23	+49.6%
Average			+29.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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