Cost of living comparison

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Samoa vs. United Arab Emirates Cost of Living Summary

Samoa is 44.5% cheaper than United Arab Emirates overall.

Restaurants
pay 3.1 times more in Samoa
Groceries
pay 2.4% more in Samoa
Transportation
pay 75.3% more in Samoa
Housing
pay 85.1% less in Samoa
Entertainment and Sports
pay 49.0% less in Samoa

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

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Samoa vs. United Arab Emirates Cost Breakdown

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

pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

 
United Arab Emirates
Samoa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.43
AED30.94
$47.26
WST130.00
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.55
AED31.39
$14.54
WST40.00
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.07
AED3.94
$1.82
WST5.00
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pay 2.4% more for groceries

 
United Arab Emirates
Samoa
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.46
AED5.38
$0.82
WST2.25
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.94
AED18.13
$0.45
WST1.25
Milk (1 gallon) $6.75
AED24.78
$6.88
WST18.93
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pay 75.3% more for transportation

 
United Arab Emirates
Samoa
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.40
AED12.50
$4.13
WST11.36
Monthly public transit pass $49.01
AED179.98
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,745.09
AED124K
??
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pay 85.1% less for housing

 
United Arab Emirates
Samoa
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $87.46
AED321.19
$36.35
WST100.00
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,419.61
AED5,213.52
??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,087.32
AED3,993.18
??
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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
United Arab Emirates
Samoa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $481.84
AED1,769.57
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,191.72
AED30,084.11
??
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pay 49.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
United Arab Emirates
Samoa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $10.81
AED39.72
$3.45
WST9.50
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.99
AED18.33
$2.91
WST8.00
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $6.20
AED22.77
$6.18
WST17.00
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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
United Arab Emirates
Samoa
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $53.49
AED196.43
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $52.36
AED192.30
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $95.31
AED350.04
??
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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 November 2026). How we calculate this

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