Cost of living comparison

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Fujairah vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Fujairah is 3.2% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants
pay 50.4% less in Fujairah
Groceries
pay 34.8% less in Fujairah
Transportation
pay 21.7% less in Fujairah
Housing
pay 83.3% more in Fujairah
Childcare
pay 49.2% less in Fujairah
Entertainment and Sports
pay 56.3% more in Fujairah
Clothing
pay 39.0% more in Fujairah

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

Fujairah vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Fujairah instead of Rome, you would:

pay 50.4% less for restaurants

 
Rome
Fujairah
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.52
€14.88
$8.17
AED30.00
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.68
€9.92
$6.81
AED25.00
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.50
€2.13
$1.24
AED4.54

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pay 34.8% less for groceries

 
Rome
Fujairah
Bread
1 loaf
$2.21
€1.88
$1.36
AED5.00
Local cheese (8 oz) $9.54
€8.10
$6.36
AED23.38
Milk (1 gallon) $7.12
€6.05
$6.48
AED23.80

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pay 21.7% less for transportation

 
Rome
Fujairah
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.66
€6.51
$2.87
AED10.54
Monthly public transit pass $40.88
€34.72
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,199.74
€24,799.13
$45,426.00
AED166,827.00

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pay 83.3% more for housing

 
Rome
Fujairah
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$32.12
€27.28
$97.65
AED358.63
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,436.63
€1,220.12
??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $927.65
€787.85
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pay 49.2% less for childcare

 
Rome
Fujairah
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $568.18
€482.55
$217.84
AED800.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,951.36
€9,300.92
$6,943.50
AED25,500.00

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pay 56.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Rome
Fujairah
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.84
€4.96
$8.17
AED30.00
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.01
€1.71
$5.99
AED22.00
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.18
€6.10
$6.81
AED25.00

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pay 39.0% more for clothing

 
Rome
Fujairah
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$81.76
€69.44
$115.72
AED425.00
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.76
€32.07
$54.46
AED200.00
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.68
€75.32
$136.15
AED500.00

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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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