Cost of living comparison

United Arab Emirates

compared to

Austria

Austria vs. United Arab Emirates Cost of Living Summary

Austria is 19.6% more expensive than United Arab Emirates overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Austria
Groceries: pay 69.5% more in Austria
Transportation: pay 45.1% more in Austria
Housing: pay 19.3% less in Austria
Childcare: pay 54.6% more in Austria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.4% less in Austria
Clothing: pay 20.6% more in Austria

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

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Austria vs. United Arab Emirates Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	United Arab Emirates	Austria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 AED30.94	$17.46 €15.54	+107.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.55 AED31.39	$12.35 €10.99	+44.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 AED3.94	$3.78 €3.36	+252.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 AED1.66	$3.01 €2.68	+568.7%
Average			+116.6%

United Arab Emirates vs. Austria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 69.5% more for groceries

	United Arab Emirates	Austria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.46 AED5.38	$2.57 €2.29	+75.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.94 AED18.13	$8.98 €8.00	+82.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.75 AED24.78	$6.13 €5.46	-9.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 AED10.28	$4.57 €4.06	+63.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 AED13.51	$6.11 €5.44	+66.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 AED3.58	$1.25 €1.11	+27.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 AED2.80	$1.00 €0.89	+31.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 AED2.65	$1.36 €1.21	+88.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 AED2.13	$1.85 €1.65	+220.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 AED1.75	$0.97 €0.86	+103.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 AED1.74	$0.97 €0.86	+104.6%
Average			+69.5%

United Arab Emirates vs. Austria - Cost of groceries

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pay 45.1% more for transportation

	United Arab Emirates	Austria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.40 AED12.50	$7.11 €6.33	+109.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.01 AED179.98	$57.51 €51.19	+17.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,745.09 AED124K	$29,576.16 €26,323.85	-12.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.71 AED28.30	$24.10 €21.45	+212.7%
Average			+45.1%

United Arab Emirates vs. Austria - Cost of transportation

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pay 19.3% less for housing

	United Arab Emirates	Austria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$87.46 AED321.19	$35.97 €32.02	-58.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,419.61 AED5,213.52	$964.19 €858.16	-32.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,087.32 AED3,993.18	$803.82 €715.43	-26.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$131.39 AED482.53	$265.50 €236.31	+102.1%
Average			-19.3%

United Arab Emirates vs. Austria - Cost of housing

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pay 54.6% more for childcare

	United Arab Emirates	Austria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$481.84 AED1,769.57	$557.81 €496.47	+15.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,191.72 AED30,084.11	$16,914.08 €15,054.14	+106.5%
Average			+54.6%

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pay 21.4% less for entertainment and sports

	United Arab Emirates	Austria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.81 AED39.72	$5.34 €4.75	-50.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.99 AED18.33	$4.45 €3.96	-10.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.20 AED22.77	$7.41 €6.59	+19.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.98 AED256.99	$46.11 €41.04	-34.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.30 AED48.83	$13.84 €12.32	+4.1%
Average			-21.4%

United Arab Emirates vs. Austria - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 20.6% more for clothing

	United Arab Emirates	Austria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.49 AED196.43	$95.22 €84.75	+78.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.36 AED192.30	$45.58 €40.57	-12.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.31 AED350.04	$102.93 €91.61	+8.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.82 AED348.22	$120.01 €106.82	+26.6%
Average			+20.6%

United Arab Emirates vs. Austria - Cost of clothing

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