Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 10.1% more expensive than United Arab Emirates.
If you lived in Sweden instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 93.0% more for restaurants
United Arab Emirates
|
Sweden
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.94
AED25.50
|
$10.47
SEK114.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
AED27.50
|
$8.27
SEK90.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
AED3.47
|
$1.80
SEK19.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$1.63
SEK17.81
|
|
pay 36.9% more for groceries
United Arab Emirates
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
AED4.65
|
$2.32
SEK25.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
AED16.75
|
$4.47
SEK49.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
AED24.91
|
$4.74
SEK51.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
AED9.50
|
$3.01
SEK32.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
AED11.92
|
$4.05
SEK44.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
AED3.58
|
$1.20
SEK13.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
AED2.65
|
$1.00
SEK10.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
AED3.24
|
$1.15
SEK12.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$1.57
SEK17.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.60
SEK6.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.67
|
$0.60
SEK6.55
|
|
pay 61.4% more for transportation
United Arab Emirates
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AED12.51
|
$7.21
SEK79.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.17
AED265.07
|
$69.67
SEK763.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,194.32
AED81,517.53
|
$23,170.07
SEK253,819.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.50
AED34.90
|
$22.12
SEK242.37
|
|
pay 52.5% less for housing
United Arab Emirates
|
Sweden
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.07
AED345.52
|
$28.54
SEK312.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,372.29
AED5,040.27
|
$736.74
SEK8,070.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,058.72
AED3,888.56
|
$574.14
SEK6,289.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.25
AED438.00
|
$61.61
SEK674.90
|
|
pay 63.5% less for childcare
United Arab Emirates
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$504.83
AED1,854.19
|
$129.63
SEK1,420.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,720.09
AED24,682.22
|
$3,186.61
SEK34,908.08
|
|
pay 16.4% less for entertainment and sports
United Arab Emirates
|
Sweden
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.51
AED34.92
|
$6.47
SEK70.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
AED17.08
|
$3.66
SEK40.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.01
AED22.08
|
$6.21
SEK68.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.87
AED234.59
|
$36.95
SEK404.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.25
AED41.33
|
$12.40
SEK135.84
|
|
pay 12.0% more for clothing
United Arab Emirates
|
Sweden
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.99
AED183.62
|
$78.79
SEK863.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.06
AED180.19
|
$34.00
SEK372.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.85
AED307.99
|
$80.12
SEK877.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.09
AED356.60
|
$121.88
SEK1,335.16
|
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