Cost of living comparison

United Arab Emirates

compared to

Ireland

Ireland vs. United Arab Emirates Cost of Living Summary

Ireland is 35.6% more expensive than United Arab Emirates overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Ireland
Groceries: pay 50.7% more in Ireland
Transportation: pay 83.3% more in Ireland
Housing: pay 11.6% more in Ireland
Childcare: pay 37.9% more in Ireland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.3% less in Ireland
Clothing: pay 9.8% more in Ireland

The cost of restaurants, transportation, groceries, childcare, housing, and clothing in Ireland are more expensive than in United Arab Emirates. Notably, restaurants and transportation are significantly more expensive in Ireland.

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Ireland vs. United Arab Emirates Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	United Arab Emirates	Ireland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 AED30.94	$19.96 €17.77	+136.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.55 AED31.39	$12.14 €10.81	+42.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 AED3.94	$2.67 €2.38	+149.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 AED1.66	$2.00 €1.78	+343.6%
Average			+112.0%

United Arab Emirates vs. Ireland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 50.7% more for groceries

	United Arab Emirates	Ireland
Bread 1 loaf	$1.46 AED5.38	$2.02 €1.79	+37.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.94 AED18.13	$5.34 €4.75	+8.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.75 AED24.78	$5.82 €5.18	-13.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 AED10.28	$4.21 €3.75	+50.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 AED13.51	$5.11 €4.55	+39.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 AED3.58	$1.36 €1.21	+39.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 AED2.80	$1.03 €0.91	+34.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 AED2.65	$1.39 €1.23	+92.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 AED2.13	$1.90 €1.69	+228.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 AED1.75	$0.92 €0.82	+93.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 AED1.74	$0.70 €0.62	+46.6%
Average			+50.7%

United Arab Emirates vs. Ireland - Cost of groceries

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pay 83.3% more for transportation

	United Arab Emirates	Ireland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.40 AED12.50	$7.65 €6.81	+124.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.01 AED179.98	$110.44 €98.30	+125.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,745.09 AED124K	$38,078.30 €33,891.06	+12.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.71 AED28.30	$17.71 €15.76	+129.8%
Average			+83.3%

United Arab Emirates vs. Ireland - Cost of transportation

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pay 11.6% more for housing

	United Arab Emirates	Ireland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$87.46 AED321.19	$49.31 €43.89	-43.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,419.61 AED5,213.52	$1,521.74 €1,354.40	+7.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,087.32 AED3,993.18	$1,279.42 €1,138.73	+17.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$131.39 AED482.53	$177.91 €158.35	+35.4%
Average			+11.6%

United Arab Emirates vs. Ireland - Cost of housing

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pay 37.9% more for childcare

	United Arab Emirates	Ireland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$481.84 AED1,769.57	$1,010.73 €899.58	+109.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,191.72 AED30,084.11	$7,428.18 €6,611.35	-9.3%
Average			+37.9%

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pay 5.3% less for entertainment and sports

	United Arab Emirates	Ireland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.81 AED39.72	$6.56 €5.84	-39.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.99 AED18.33	$4.23 €3.77	-15.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.20 AED22.77	$19.61 €17.45	+216.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.98 AED256.99	$58.26 €51.85	-16.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.30 AED48.83	$13.78 €12.27	+3.7%
Average			-5.3%

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pay 9.8% more for clothing

	United Arab Emirates	Ireland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.49 AED196.43	$88.92 €79.14	+66.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.36 AED192.30	$41.00 €36.49	-21.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.31 AED350.04	$96.60 €85.97	+1.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.82 AED348.22	$104.62 €93.12	+10.3%
Average			+9.8%

United Arab Emirates vs. Ireland - Cost of clothing

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