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Cost of living and expenses in United Arab Emirates
What are the costs of living, how much do you have to spend on fees and expenses in United Arab Emirates?
What is the cost of a mortgage, what are the average earnings in United Arab Emirates, and how much do you have to spend on clothes or a flat in the centre or on the outskirts of the city?
Below you will read about the expenses, fees, rental prices, how much you have to pay for clothes or shoes and the cost of living in United Arab Emirates
(The last update: today)
Currency in United Arab Emirates UAE dirham (AED). For 10 US dollars you can get 36.7 UAE dirhams. For 100 US dollars you can get 367 UAE dirhams. And the other way around: For 10 UAE dirhams you can get 2.72 US dollars.
See also how prices have changed in previous years: Price changes in previous years in United Arab Emirates
What are the different prices in the cities in United Arab Emirates? Look here: Prices in cities in United Arab Emirates
Prices: Abu Dhabi Dubai Fujairah Ras al-Khaimah Sharjah Ajman Al Ain Umm al-Quwain Al Fujayrah Kalba
fees
$175 ($105 - $289)
15% is less expensive than in United States
internet
$102 ($81 - $147)
by half more than in United States
jeans
$62 ($19.1 - $117)
19% more than in United States
average earnings
$3.48K
24% is less expensive than in United States
renting a small apartment in the center
$1.74K ($953 - $3.27K)
2.1% is less expensive than in United States
renting a large apartment outside the center
$2.36K ($1.13K - $4.49K)
2.5% is less expensive than in United States
The cost of living in United Arab Emirates:
- One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $1.9 (AED 7)
- Monthly Pass (Regular Price) $82 (AED 300)
- Gasoline (1 liter) $0.84 (AED 3.1)
- Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW (or equivalent new car) $40.8K (AED 150K)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre $1.74K (AED 6.39K)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre $1.17K (AED 4.3K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre $3.55K (AED 13K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre $2.36K (AED 8.67K)
- Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment $175 (AED 642)
- Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) $102 (AED 376)
- numb_34 $60 (AED 219)
- 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) $62 (AED 229)
- 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M,...) $63 (AED 230)
- 1 pair of Nike running shoes or similar $101 (AED 372)
- 1 pair of men's leather shoes $116 (AED 427)
- Toyota Corolla 1.6l, 97kW Comfort (or equivalent new car) $22.6K (AED 83.1K)
- Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child $685 (AED 2.52K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center $3.54K (AED 13K)
- International Primary School, Annually for 1 Child $9.62K (AED 35.3K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment outside of city centre $2.5K (AED 9.19K)
- Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) $3.48K (AED 12.8K)
- Mortgage annual interest rate in percentages (%) 4.4%
- Taxi starting fare (normal tariff) $3.3 (AED 12)
- Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) $0.82 (AED 3)
- Taxi 1 hour waiting (normal tariff) $8.2 (AED 30)
Price changes in previous years in United Arab Emirates
Price changes in One Square Meter Of An Apartment In The Center over the years: 2010: $3.5K(AED 12.8K), 2011: $4.42K(AED 16.2K), 2012: $3.25K(AED 11.9K), 2013: $5.16K(AED 19K), 2014: $4.44K(AED 16.3K), 2015: $4.17K(AED 15.3K), 2016: $4.56K(AED 16.8K), 2017: $3.77K(AED 13.8K), and 2018: $3.45K(AED 12.7K)
Have earnings increased in United Arab Emirates?
See the average salary in previous years in 2010: $3.24K(AED 11.9K), 2011: $3.84K(AED 14.1K), 2012: $3.35K(AED 12.3K), 2013: $3.15K(AED 11.6K), 2014: $2.97K(AED 10.9K), 2015: $3.16K(AED 11.6K), 2016: $3.27K(AED 12K), 2017: $3.41K(AED 12.5K), and 2018: $2.86K(AED 10.5K)
Price changes in Fees over the years: 2010: $65(AED 239), 2011: $138(AED 506), 2012: $112(AED 411), 2013: $138(AED 507), 2014: $135(AED 497), 2015: $152(AED 557), 2016: $146(AED 535), 2017: $167(AED 612), and 2018: $155(AED 569)
Price changes in Internet over the years: 2010: $80(AED 295), 2011: $77(AED 283), 2012: $72(AED 265), 2013: $72(AED 265), 2014: $80(AED 293), 2015: $85(AED 312), 2016: $88(AED 324), 2017: $95(AED 350), and 2018: $99(AED 364)
Have prices changed in clothing stores in United Arab Emirates in recent years?
For example, this is how the prices of jeans have changed in 2010: $150(AED 550), 2011: $88(AED 324), 2012: $71(AED 260), 2013: $67(AED 248), 2014: $86(AED 316), 2015: $76(AED 278), 2016: $72(AED 265), 2017: $67(AED 246), and 2018: $57(AED 209)
Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:
tomatoes
$1.4 ($0.82 - $2.7)
72% is less expensive than in United States
wine
$13.6 ($5.6 - $27)
9.2% is less expensive than in United States
fees
$175 ($105 - $289)
15% is less expensive than in United States
renting a small apartment in the center
$1.74K ($953 - $3.27K)
2.1% is less expensive than in United States
Burger King or a similar bar
$9.5 ($7.6 - $10.9)
11% is less expensive than in United States
Cola, Pepsi, Sprite, Mirinda
$1.1 ($0.68 - $2.7)
by half less than in United States