Cost of living comparison

United Arab Emirates

compared to

France

France vs. United Arab Emirates Cost of Living Summary

France is 9.6% more expensive than United Arab Emirates overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in France
Groceries: pay 59.7% more in France
Transportation: pay 51.7% more in France
Housing: pay 36.5% less in France
Childcare: pay 71.8% more in France
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.7% less in France
Clothing: pay 21.5% more in France

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

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France vs. United Arab Emirates Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	United Arab Emirates	France
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 AED30.94	$17.55 €15.62	+108.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.55 AED31.39	$12.68 €11.29	+48.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 AED3.94	$3.10 €2.76	+189.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 AED1.66	$1.94 €1.73	+331.3%
Average			+105.6%

United Arab Emirates vs. France - Cost of restaurants

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pay 59.7% more for groceries

	United Arab Emirates	France
Bread 1 loaf	$1.46 AED5.38	$1.96 €1.74	+33.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.94 AED18.13	$9.38 €8.35	+90.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.75 AED24.78	$5.01 €4.46	-25.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 AED10.28	$4.05 €3.60	+44.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 AED13.51	$5.80 €5.16	+57.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 AED3.58	$1.38 €1.23	+41.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 AED2.80	$1.06 €0.94	+38.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 AED2.65	$1.28 €1.14	+77.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 AED2.13	$1.60 €1.43	+177.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 AED1.75	$0.93 €0.83	+95.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 AED1.74	$1.01 €0.90	+113.3%
Average			+59.7%

United Arab Emirates vs. France - Cost of groceries

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pay 51.7% more for transportation

	United Arab Emirates	France
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.40 AED12.50	$8.00 €7.12	+135.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.01 AED179.98	$53.34 €47.48	+8.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,745.09 AED124K	$33,426.60 €29,750.88	-0.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.71 AED28.30	$20.80 €18.51	+169.9%
Average			+51.7%

United Arab Emirates vs. France - Cost of transportation

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pay 36.5% less for housing

	United Arab Emirates	France
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$87.46 AED321.19	$31.99 €28.47	-63.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,419.61 AED5,213.52	$816.57 €726.77	-42.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,087.32 AED3,993.18	$649.54 €578.12	-40.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$131.39 AED482.53	$153.65 €136.76	+16.9%
Average			-36.5%

United Arab Emirates vs. France - Cost of housing

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pay 71.8% more for childcare

	United Arab Emirates	France
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$481.84 AED1,769.57	$901.10 €802.01	+87.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,191.72 AED30,084.11	$12,924.68 €11,503.43	+57.8%
Average			+71.8%

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pay 20.7% less for entertainment and sports

	United Arab Emirates	France
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.81 AED39.72	$7.05 €6.28	-34.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.99 AED18.33	$3.64 €3.24	-27.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.20 AED22.77	$13.52 €12.03	+118.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.98 AED256.99	$38.05 €33.86	-45.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.30 AED48.83	$12.82 €11.41	-3.6%
Average			-20.7%

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

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pay 21.5% more for clothing

	United Arab Emirates	France
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.49 AED196.43	$93.79 €83.48	+75.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.36 AED192.30	$44.21 €39.34	-15.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.31 AED350.04	$102.75 €91.45	+7.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.82 AED348.22	$129.67 €115.41	+36.8%
Average			+21.5%

United Arab Emirates vs. France - Cost of clothing

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