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United Arab Emirates vs. Republic of the Congo Cost of Living Summary

United Arab Emirates is 24.4% more expensive than Republic of the Congo overall.

Restaurants: pay 34.8% less in United Arab Emirates
Groceries: pay 26.8% less in United Arab Emirates
Transportation: pay 20.1% more in United Arab Emirates
Housing: pay 49.7% more in United Arab Emirates
Childcare: pay 49.5% more in United Arab Emirates
Entertainment and Sports: pay 69.3% more in United Arab Emirates
Clothing: pay 44.1% more in United Arab Emirates

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

United Arab Emirates vs. Republic of the Congo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:

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pay 34.8% less for restaurants

	Republic of the Congo	United Arab Emirates
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.06 FCFA7,387	$7.91 AED29.06	-39.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.37 FCFA5,297	$8.65 AED31.75	-7.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 FCFA778	$1.04 AED3.83	-24.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 FCFA887	$0.50 AED1.85	-67.9%
Average			-34.8%

Republic of the Congo vs. United Arab Emirates - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.8% less for groceries

	Republic of the Congo	United Arab Emirates
Bread 1 loaf	$2.52 FCFA1,426	$1.47 AED5.39	-41.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.66 FCFA2,636	$5.36 AED19.68	+15.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.84 FCFA5,000	$6.96 AED25.56	-21.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.07 FCFA1,734	$2.81 AED10.34	-8.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.15 FCFA1,782	$3.68 AED13.51	+16.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 FCFA611	$0.98 AED3.59	-9.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 FCFA604	$0.75 AED2.75	-29.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 FCFA1,044	$0.73 AED2.69	-60.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 FCFA722	$0.59 AED2.15	-54.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 FCFA615	$0.48 AED1.76	-55.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 FCFA550	$0.53 AED1.93	-45.8%
Average			-26.8%

Republic of the Congo vs. United Arab Emirates - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.1% more for transportation

	Republic of the Congo	United Arab Emirates
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.08 FCFA2,876	$2.91 AED10.69	-42.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.59 FCFA12,778	$53.10 AED195.00	+135.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,895.05 FCFA18,607,060	$40,680.12 AED149,397.75	+23.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.24 FCFA7,490	$8.50 AED31.21	-35.8%
Average			+20.1%

Republic of the Congo vs. United Arab Emirates - Cost of transportation

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pay 49.7% more for housing

	Republic of the Congo	United Arab Emirates
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.34 FCFA36,958	$101.41 AED372.42	+55.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$988.85 FCFA559,342	$1,438.18 AED5,281.71	+45.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$393.90 FCFA222,811	$990.79 AED3,638.67	+151.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$262.94 FCFA148,731	$122.67 AED450.49	-53.3%
Average			+49.7%

Republic of the Congo vs. United Arab Emirates - Cost of housing

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pay 49.5% more for childcare

	Republic of the Congo	United Arab Emirates
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$303.92 FCFA171,910	$497.28 AED1,826.25	+63.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,033.33 FCFA3,412,751	$8,164.49 AED29,984.10	+35.3%
Average			+49.5%

Republic of the Congo vs. United Arab Emirates - Cost of childcare

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pay 69.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Republic of the Congo	United Arab Emirates
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.10 FCFA1,755	$10.43 AED38.31	+236.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.75 FCFA2,687	$4.99 AED18.32	+5.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 FCFA2,215	$6.23 AED22.88	+59.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.17 FCFA35,733	$75.55 AED277.45	+19.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.42 FCFA5,894	$13.19 AED48.44	+26.6%
Average			+69.3%

Republic of the Congo vs. United Arab Emirates - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 44.1% more for clothing

	Republic of the Congo	United Arab Emirates
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.67 FCFA23,569	$75.04 AED275.58	+80.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.42 FCFA22,862	$59.50 AED218.51	+47.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.11 FCFA51,537	$105.66 AED388.03	+16.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.00 FCFA45,252	$106.53 AED391.23	+33.2%
Average			+44.1%

Republic of the Congo 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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