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Czech Republic vs. United Arab Emirates Cost of Living Summary

Czech Republic is 8.0% more expensive than United Arab Emirates overall.

Restaurants: pay 74.3% more in Czech Republic
Groceries: pay 18.0% more in Czech Republic
Transportation: pay 28.9% more in Czech Republic
Housing: pay 22.0% less in Czech Republic
Childcare: pay 5.0% less in Czech Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.7% less in Czech Republic
Clothing: pay 8.8% less in Czech Republic

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

Czech Republic vs. United Arab Emirates Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 74.3% more for restaurants

	United Arab Emirates	Czech Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 AED29.06	$8.75 CZK182.15	+10.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.65 AED31.75	$8.69 CZK180.72	+0.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 AED3.83	$1.80 CZK37.50	+72.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 AED1.85	$1.58 CZK32.86	+213.2%
Average			+74.3%

United Arab Emirates vs. Czech Republic - Cost of restaurants

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pay 18.0% more for groceries

	United Arab Emirates	Czech Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$1.47 AED5.39	$1.42 CZK29.45	-3.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.36 AED19.68	$6.24 CZK129.76	+16.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.96 AED25.56	$4.39 CZK91.31	-37.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 AED10.34	$3.17 CZK66.01	+12.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 AED13.51	$4.20 CZK87.40	+14.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 AED3.59	$0.75 CZK15.52	-23.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 AED2.75	$0.78 CZK16.31	+4.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 AED2.69	$0.97 CZK20.15	+32.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 AED2.15	$1.59 CZK33.03	+171.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 AED1.76	$0.55 CZK11.42	+14.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 AED1.93	$0.51 CZK10.53	-3.9%
Average			+18.0%

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pay 28.9% more for transportation

	United Arab Emirates	Czech Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.91 AED10.69	$6.65 CZK138.38	+128.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.10 AED195.00	$25.28 CZK525.94	-52.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,680.12 AED149,397.75	$31,610.58 CZK657,737.15	-22.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.50 AED31.21	$13.74 CZK285.90	+61.7%
Average			+28.9%

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pay 22.0% less for housing

	United Arab Emirates	Czech Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$101.41 AED372.42	$20.37 CZK423.85	-79.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,438.18 AED5,281.71	$725.26 CZK15,090.77	-49.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$990.79 AED3,638.67	$590.43 CZK12,285.35	-40.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$122.67 AED450.49	$223.21 CZK4,644.38	+82.0%
Average			-22.0%

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pay 5.0% less for childcare

	United Arab Emirates	Czech Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$497.28 AED1,826.25	$384.73 CZK8,005.26	-22.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,164.49 AED29,984.10	$9,199.30 CZK191,414.51	+12.7%
Average			-5.0%

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pay 29.7% less for entertainment and sports

	United Arab Emirates	Czech Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.43 AED38.31	$2.40 CZK49.86	-77.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.99 AED18.32	$3.03 CZK63.12	-39.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.23 AED22.88	$7.42 CZK154.49	+19.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.55 AED277.45	$55.37 CZK1,152.20	-26.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.19 AED48.44	$9.92 CZK206.40	-24.8%
Average			-29.7%

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pay 8.8% less for clothing

	United Arab Emirates	Czech Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.04 AED275.58	$80.21 CZK1,668.87	+6.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.50 AED218.51	$34.88 CZK725.70	-41.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.66 AED388.03	$95.51 CZK1,987.34	-9.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.53 AED391.23	$116.19 CZK2,417.68	+9.1%
Average			-8.8%

United Arab Emirates vs. Czech Republic - 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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