Cost of living comparison

Indonesia

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United Arab Emirates

Fujairah vs. Tangerang Cost of Living Summary

Fujairah is 88.2% more expensive than Tangerang.

Restaurants: pay 3.3 times more in Fujairah
Groceries: pay 15.9% more in Fujairah
Transportation: pay 67.1% more in Fujairah
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Fujairah
Childcare: pay 22.3% more in Fujairah
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.3 times more in Fujairah
Clothing: pay 31.3% less in Fujairah

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, childcare, and groceries in Fujairah are more expensive than in Tangerang. Notably, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Fujairah.

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Fujairah vs. Tangerang Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.3 times more for restaurants

	Tangerang	Fujairah
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.40 IDR25,219.51	$7.49 AED27.50	+436.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	$7.62 AED28.00	+127.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 IDR8,148.81	$1.12 AED4.10	+147.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 IDR4,623.58	$0.41 AED1.50	+59.5%
Average			+225.5%

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pay 15.9% more for groceries

	Tangerang	Fujairah
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 IDR18,746.50	$1.36 AED5.00	+31.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.72 IDR85,246.59	$6.36 AED23.37	+34.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.40 IDR79,427.92	$6.31 AED23.18	+43.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 IDR26,165.24	$2.36 AED8.65	+62.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.32 IDR23,908.33	$4.26 AED15.65	+221.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 IDR18,226.76	$0.80 AED2.95	-20.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 IDR8,846.46	$0.74 AED2.72	+51.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 IDR12,964.64	$0.68 AED2.51	-4.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 IDR7,550.00	$0.43 AED1.59	+3.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 IDR8,770.20	$0.37 AED1.36	-23.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 IDR17,387.87	$0.41 AED1.50	-57.5%
Average			+15.9%

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pay 67.1% more for transportation

	Tangerang	Fujairah
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.17 IDR57,245.81	$3.33 AED12.24	+5.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.38 IDR151K	$40.84 AED149.98	+387.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,289.83 IDR384M	$25,865.12 AED94,989.65	+21.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.76 IDR85,998.53	$7.22 AED26.50	+51.5%
Average			+67.1%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Tangerang	Fujairah
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.17 IDR346K	$78.28 AED287.47	+308.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$335.27 IDR6M	$589.91 AED2,166.43	+75.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$134.11 IDR2M	$530.92 AED1,949.79	+295.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.83 IDR900K	$94.21 AED345.97	+89.1%
Average			+156.6%

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pay 22.3% more for childcare

	Tangerang	Fujairah
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$94.30 IDR2M	$257.14 AED944.34	+172.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,208.60 IDR148M	$4,499.17 AED16,523.20	-45.2%
Average			+22.3%

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pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Tangerang	Fujairah
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.51 IDR45,395.12	$8.85 AED32.50	+251.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.52 IDR27,363.17	$5.60 AED20.55	+269.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 IDR50,943.41	$5.45 AED20.00	+93.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$16.76 IDR303K	$47.65 AED174.98	+184.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.79 IDR50,439.02	$10.89 AED40.00	+289.8%
Average			+225.4%

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pay 31.3% less for clothing

	Tangerang	Fujairah
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.12 IDR706K	$21.78 AED79.99	-44.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.71 IDR518K	$13.61 AED49.99	-52.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.82 IDR1M	$74.87 AED274.97	-2.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.81 IDR1M	$61.26 AED224.98	-13.5%
Average			-31.3%

Tangerang vs. Fujairah - Cost of clothing

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