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United Arab Emirates

Fujairah vs. Sydney Cost of Living Summary

Fujairah is 59.5% cheaper than Sydney.

Restaurants: pay 54.8% less in Fujairah
Groceries: pay 50.5% less in Fujairah
Transportation: pay 45.7% less in Fujairah
Housing: pay 67.6% less in Fujairah
Childcare: pay 86.4% less in Fujairah
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.1% less in Fujairah
Clothing: pay 64.0% less in Fujairah

Expenses including childcare, housing, clothing, restaurants, groceries, and transportation are lower in Fujairah.

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Fujairah vs. Sydney Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.8% less for restaurants

	Sydney	Fujairah
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.41 A$25.04	$7.49 AED27.50	-57.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.84 A$17.03	$7.62 AED28.00	-35.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.81 A$4.04	$1.12 AED4.10	-60.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 A$3.19	$0.41 AED1.50	-81.6%
Average			-54.8%

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pay 50.5% less for groceries

	Sydney	Fujairah
Bread 1 loaf	$2.85 A$4.09	$1.36 AED5.00	-52.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.93 A$8.54	$6.36 AED23.37	+7.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.42 A$9.24	$6.31 AED23.18	-1.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.56 A$7.99	$2.36 AED8.65	-57.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.34 A$6.24	$4.26 AED15.65	-1.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 A$2.60	$0.80 AED2.95	-55.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.45 A$2.09	$0.74 AED2.72	-49.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 A$2.24	$0.68 AED2.51	-56.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 A$2.85	$0.43 AED1.59	-78.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.12	$0.37 AED1.36	-74.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 A$1.54	$0.41 AED1.50	-61.8%
Average			-50.5%

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pay 45.7% less for transportation

	Sydney	Fujairah
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 A$7.77	$3.33 AED12.24	-38.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$151.36 A$217.75	$40.84 AED149.98	-73.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,893.97 A$41,568.07	$25,865.12 AED94,989.65	-10.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.24 A$23.36	$7.22 AED26.50	-55.6%
Average			-45.7%

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pay 67.6% less for housing

	Sydney	Fujairah
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.21 A$80.87	$78.28 AED287.47	+39.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,517.32 A$3,621.52	$589.91 AED2,166.43	-76.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,743.66 A$2,508.51	$530.92 AED1,949.79	-69.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$168.46 A$242.35	$94.21 AED345.97	-44.1%
Average			-67.6%

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pay 86.4% less for childcare

	Sydney	Fujairah
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,195.71 A$3,158.84	$257.14 AED944.34	-88.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,441.13 A$40,916.61	$4,499.17 AED16,523.20	-84.2%
Average			-86.4%

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pay 29.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Sydney	Fujairah
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.66 A$11.02	$8.85 AED32.50	+15.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.97 A$5.72	$5.60 AED20.55	+40.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$44.55 A$64.09	$5.45 AED20.00	-87.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.28 A$108.30	$47.65 AED174.98	-36.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.41 A$25.04	$10.89 AED40.00	-37.4%
Average			-29.1%

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pay 64.0% less for clothing

	Sydney	Fujairah
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.68 A$113.19	$21.78 AED79.99	-72.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$69.62 A$100.16	$13.61 AED49.99	-80.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.40 A$160.26	$74.87 AED274.97	-32.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$133.24 A$191.68	$61.26 AED224.98	-54.0%
Average			-64.0%

Sydney vs. Fujairah - Cost of clothing

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