Cost of living comparison
Greece is 3.4% more expensive than United Arab Emirates.
If you lived in Greece instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 58.9% more for restaurants
United Arab Emirates
|
Greece
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.94
AED25.50
|
$12.71
€11.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
AED27.50
|
$8.10
€7.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
AED3.47
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 6.6% more for groceries
United Arab Emirates
|
Greece
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
AED4.64
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
AED16.75
|
$4.97
€4.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
AED24.91
|
$5.63
€5.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
AED9.50
|
$3.81
€3.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
AED11.92
|
$3.64
€3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
AED3.58
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
AED2.65
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
AED3.24
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.67
|
$0.48
€0.45
|
|
pay 37.8% more for transportation
United Arab Emirates
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AED12.50
|
$8.80
€8.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.17
AED265.03
|
$40.24
€37.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,194.32
AED81,504.43
|
$22,158.38
€20,790.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.50
AED34.89
|
$13.03
€12.22
|
|
pay 38.4% less for housing
United Arab Emirates
|
Greece
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.07
AED345.46
|
$34.83
€32.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,372.29
AED5,039.46
|
$429.23
€402.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,058.72
AED3,887.94
|
$358.56
€336.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.25
AED437.92
|
$172.07
€161.44
|
|
pay 16.1% less for childcare
United Arab Emirates
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$504.83
AED1,853.89
|
$341.10
€320.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,720.09
AED24,678.25
|
$6,725.16
€6,309.88
|
|
pay 30.2% less for entertainment and sports
United Arab Emirates
|
Greece
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.51
AED34.92
|
$4.08
€3.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
AED17.08
|
$3.33
€3.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.01
AED22.08
|
$5.12
€4.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.87
AED234.56
|
$45.22
€42.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.25
AED41.33
|
$8.85
€8.30
|
|
pay 5.5% more for clothing
United Arab Emirates
|
Greece
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.99
AED183.59
|
$76.36
€71.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.06
AED180.16
|
$36.41
€34.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.85
AED307.94
|
$77.82
€73.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.09
AED356.54
|
$99.20
€93.07
|
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