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Finland vs. United Arab Emirates Cost of Living Summary

Finland is 2.9% more expensive than United Arab Emirates overall.

Restaurants
pay 92.9% more in Finland
Groceries
pay 32.7% more in Finland
Transportation
pay 66.0% more in Finland
Housing
pay 40.5% less in Finland
Childcare
pay 7.7% more in Finland
Entertainment and Sports
pay 5.2% less in Finland
Clothing
pay 20.3% more in Finland

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

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Finland vs. United Arab Emirates Cost Breakdown

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

pay 92.9% more for restaurants

 
United Arab Emirates
Finland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.43
AED30.94
$15.96
€14.20
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.55
AED31.39
$11.89
€10.58
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.07
AED3.94
$2.80
€2.49
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pay 32.7% more for groceries

 
United Arab Emirates
Finland
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.46
AED5.38
$2.55
€2.27
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.94
AED18.13
$4.18
€3.72
Milk (1 gallon) $6.75
AED24.78
$4.89
€4.36
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pay 66.0% more for transportation

 
United Arab Emirates
Finland
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.40
AED12.50
$8.37
€7.45
Monthly public transit pass $49.01
AED179.98
$69.28
€61.66
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,745.09
AED124K
$35,392.23
€31,500.36
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pay 40.5% less for housing

 
United Arab Emirates
Finland
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $87.46
AED321.19
$23.47
€20.89
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,419.61
AED5,213.52
$812.17
€722.86
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,087.32
AED3,993.18
$648.17
€576.89
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pay 7.7% more for childcare

 
United Arab Emirates
Finland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $481.84
AED1,769.57
$343.69
€305.90
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,191.72
AED30,084.11
$13,310.70
€11,847.00
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pay 5.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
United Arab Emirates
Finland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $10.81
AED39.72
$8.12
€7.23
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.99
AED18.33
$4.71
€4.19
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $6.20
AED22.77
$12.52
€11.14
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pay 20.3% more for clothing

 
United Arab Emirates
Finland
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $53.49
AED196.43
$91.56
€81.49
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $52.36
AED192.30
$40.36
€35.92
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $95.31
AED350.04
$97.65
€86.91
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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