Spain vs United Arab Emirates - Cost of Living Comparison

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Spain United Arab Emirates
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1605
$2089
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3640
$4528
🏠 One person rent
$911
$1405
🏘️ Family rent
$1477
$2410
🍽️ Food expenses
$460
$421
🚐 Transport expenses
$98
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2027
$3389
💸 GDP per capita
$35297
$49378
😃 Human freedom index
8.34
5.9
❤️ Life expectancy
83.9
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
56
68
🌐 English speaking %
22%
65%
🎓 Higher education
90
68
😀 Quality of life
80
82
🏙️ Population
48.6M
9.89M

The average cost of living in Spain ($1605) is 23% less expensive than in the United Arab Emirates ($2089). Spain ranked 33rd vs 16th for the United Arab Emirates in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Spain compared to 1.6 months in the United Arab Emirates. Ranked 30th and 27th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Spain vs the United Arab Emirates

We calculate prices for Spain and the United Arab Emirates as a population-weighted mean of 153 and 9 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Spain United Arab Emirates
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$9.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.2
$58.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.84
$11.2
 Cappuccino
$2.66
$5.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$959
$1628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$745
$1081
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$3659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1237
$2551
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.9
$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33
$99.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.45%
4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4497
$6776
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3064
$5860
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.85
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$59.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$8.66
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$3.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.75
$8.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.31
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.43
$6.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$5.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$3.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$73.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.89
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.7
$70.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.8
$9.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.6
$66.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$518
$648
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9871
$11013

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$2055
3.42M
Barcelona
$2104
1.7M
Valencia
$1722
826K
Tenerife
$1824
955K
Seville
$1411
687K
Zaragoza
$1439
687K
Murcia
$1294
673K
Malaga
$1607
592K
Palma de Mallorca
$1921
432K
Bilbao
$1700
348K
Alicante
$1464
359K
Las Palmas
$1500
380K
Cordoba
$1257
323K
Vigo
$1369
294K
Valladolid
$1402
301K
Terrassa
$1627
229K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1759
280K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1712
258K
Gijon
$1407
269K
Sabadell
$1658
222K
San Sebastian
$1704
189K
Badalona
$2200
227K
Granada
$1344
233K
A Coruna
$1373
249K
Pamplona
$1588
208K
Cartagena
$1279
220K
Elche
$1299
243K
Oviedo
$1292
187K
Jerez de la Frontera
$1004
214K
Burgos
$1280
177K

In the United Arab Emirates

City Cost of living Population
Dubai
$2512
3.94M
Abu Dhabi
$1915
1.57M
Al Ain
$1450
767K
Sharjah
$1383
1.25M
Ajman
$2504
490K
Fujairah
$1215
119K
Ras al-Khaimah
$1455
116K
Umm al-Quwain
$1081
44.4K
Madinat Zayed
$1713
29.1K