Cost of living comparison
United Arab Emirates is 3.1 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 58.0% more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.53
UAH224.07
|
$8.05
AED29.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
UAH204.38
|
$8.09
AED29.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
UAH24.55
|
$1.08
AED3.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.63
|
$0.61
AED2.23
|
|
pay 73.9% more for groceries
Ukraine
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH23.96
|
$1.28
AED4.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
UAH154.59
|
$5.11
AED18.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
UAH148.19
|
$6.79
AED24.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
UAH69.64
|
$2.57
AED9.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
UAH69.52
|
$3.46
AED12.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH11.85
|
$0.97
AED3.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH26.97
|
$0.75
AED2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.31
|
$0.88
AED3.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
UAH33.46
|
$0.57
AED2.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UAH8.64
|
$0.50
AED1.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
UAH13.36
|
$0.48
AED1.75
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Ukraine
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.08
UAH205.82
|
$3.18
AED11.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.14
UAH410.87
|
$73.48
AED269.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,914.31
UAH1,090,751.72
|
$41,136.59
AED151,094.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
UAH158.34
|
$9.56
AED35.10
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for housing
Ukraine
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.56
UAH225.27
|
$100.87
AED370.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.46
UAH11,366.28
|
$1,052.52
AED3,865.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.50
UAH7,679.67
|
$822.84
AED3,022.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.87
UAH2,426.47
|
$116.90
AED429.36
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Ukraine
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.96
UAH9,765.24
|
$544.40
AED1,999.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,166.24
UAH168,844.33
|
$8,131.09
AED29,865.51
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
UAH41.44
|
$9.77
AED35.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.09
UAH44.33
|
$4.95
AED18.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
UAH85.88
|
$6.27
AED23.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.75
UAH840.89
|
$69.48
AED255.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
UAH149.44
|
$11.92
AED43.79
|
|
pay 48.1% more for clothing
Ukraine
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.47
UAH1,923.89
|
$62.20
AED228.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
UAH1,257.95
|
$62.07
AED227.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.91
UAH2,914.17
|
$91.99
AED337.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.50
UAH3,383.80
|
$111.38
AED409.10
|
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