Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. United States
  3. Ohio
  4. United Arab Emirates
  5. Comparison
USD
COMPARED TO
AED

United Arab Emirates is 1.7% cheaper than Ohio.

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

pay 43.0% less for restaurants

  Ohio help_outline United Arab Emirates help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.82 $6.03
AED22.14
-49.0%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.07 $7.10
AED26.07
+0.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.71 $0.83
AED3.06
-51.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.30 $0.36
AED1.33
-72.1%
Average -43.0%
Ohio vs. United Arab Emirates - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 15.0% less for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $2.17 $1.12
AED4.10
-48.5%
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.94 $4.47
AED16.42
-9.5%
Milk (1 gallon) $2.31 $5.80
AED21.31
+150.7%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.66 $2.55
AED9.35
+52.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $3.39 $2.62
AED9.63
-22.6%
Apples (1 lb) $1.96 $0.91
AED3.35
-53.5%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.65 $0.77
AED2.83
+17.9%
Oranges (1 lb) $2.00 $0.74
AED2.71
-63.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $1.76 $0.64
AED2.34
-63.8%
Potatoes (1 lb) $1.10 $0.46
AED1.69
-58.0%
Onions (1 lb) $1.19 $0.38
AED1.41
-67.9%
Average -15.0%
Ohio vs. United Arab Emirates - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 18.5% less for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.48 $2.29
AED8.40
-7.9%
Monthly public transit pass $59.71 $52.95
AED194.47
-11.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $22,562.00 $22,737.33
AED83,502.88
+0.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $15.98 $7.10
AED26.08
-55.6%
Average -18.5%
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home

pay 37.0% more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $67.36 $100.17
AED367.88
+48.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $836.43 $1,334.84
AED4,902.21
+59.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $640.48 $922.00
AED3,386.05
+44.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $129.47 $124.00
AED455.37
-4.2%
Average +37.0%
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child_care

pay 49.8% less for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $795.77 $367.57
AED1,349.92
-53.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,316.74 $6,675.20
AED24,514.67
-45.8%
Average -49.8%
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gamepad

pay 58.8% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.73 $10.44
AED38.33
+179.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.95 $4.19
AED15.40
+6.2%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $6.61 $5.81
AED21.35
-12.1%
Monthly membership at local gym $29.51 $63.07
AED231.61
+113.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $10.16 $10.80
AED39.68
+6.3%
Average +58.8%
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store

pay 18.8% more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $41.33 $55.44
AED203.60
+34.1%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $34.00 $48.04
AED176.44
+41.3%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $70.36 $83.22
AED305.64
+18.3%
Men's business shoes (leather) $96.24 $78.48
AED288.23
-18.4%
Average +18.8%
Ohio vs. United Arab Emirates - Cost of clothing
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