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United Arab Emirates vs. Norway Cost of Living Summary

United Arab Emirates is 12.7% cheaper than Norway overall.

Restaurants: pay 63.2% less in United Arab Emirates
Groceries: pay 40.6% less in United Arab Emirates
Transportation: pay 34.4% less in United Arab Emirates
Housing: pay 24.5% more in United Arab Emirates
Childcare: pay 33.7% more in United Arab Emirates
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.3% less in United Arab Emirates
Clothing: pay 4.3% less in United Arab Emirates

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

United Arab Emirates vs. Norway Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 63.2% less for restaurants

	Norway	United Arab Emirates
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.47 NOK227.68	$7.91 AED29.06	-64.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.28 NOK144.65	$8.65 AED31.75	-39.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.22 NOK32.64	$1.04 AED3.83	-67.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.63 NOK26.67	$0.50 AED1.85	-80.9%
Average			-63.2%

Norway vs. United Arab Emirates - Cost of restaurants

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pay 40.6% less for groceries

	Norway	United Arab Emirates
Bread 1 loaf	$3.23 NOK32.71	$1.47 AED5.39	-54.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.77 NOK58.48	$5.36 AED19.68	-7.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.36 NOK84.71	$6.96 AED25.56	-16.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.26 NOK43.13	$2.81 AED10.34	-33.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.39 NOK64.75	$3.68 AED13.51	-42.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.50 NOK15.19	$0.98 AED3.59	-34.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 NOK11.13	$0.75 AED2.75	-31.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.42 NOK14.41	$0.73 AED2.69	-48.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.97 NOK19.93	$0.59 AED2.15	-70.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 NOK10.32	$0.48 AED1.76	-52.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.13 NOK11.47	$0.53 AED1.93	-53.5%
Average			-40.6%

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pay 34.4% less for transportation

	Norway	United Arab Emirates
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.05 NOK81.52	$2.91 AED10.69	-63.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$73.58 NOK745.41	$53.10 AED195.00	-27.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,882.51 NOK343,263.73	$40,680.12 AED149,397.75	+20.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.92 NOK252.50	$8.50 AED31.21	-65.9%
Average			-34.4%

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pay 24.5% more for housing

	Norway	United Arab Emirates
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.89 NOK525.73	$101.41 AED372.42	+95.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,147.37 NOK11,624.00	$1,438.18 AED5,281.71	+25.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$929.65 NOK9,418.31	$990.79 AED3,638.67	+6.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$173.28 NOK1,755.49	$122.67 AED450.49	-29.2%
Average			+24.5%

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pay 33.7% more for childcare

	Norway	United Arab Emirates
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$279.02 NOK2,826.79	$497.28 AED1,826.25	+78.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,157.91 NOK92,778.79	$8,164.49 AED29,984.10	-10.8%
Average			+33.7%

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pay 4.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Norway	United Arab Emirates
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.73 NOK98.59	$10.43 AED38.31	+7.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.10 NOK51.71	$4.99 AED18.32	-2.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.59 NOK157.90	$6.23 AED22.88	-60.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.34 NOK509.97	$75.55 AED277.45	+50.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.82 NOK160.30	$13.19 AED48.44	-16.6%
Average			-4.3%

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pay 4.3% less for clothing

	Norway	United Arab Emirates
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.05 NOK963.00	$75.04 AED275.58	-21.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.59 NOK461.84	$59.50 AED218.51	+30.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.49 NOK1,068.72	$105.66 AED388.03	+0.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$145.24 NOK1,471.46	$106.53 AED391.23	-26.7%
Average			-4.3%

Norway vs. United Arab Emirates - Cost of clothing

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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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