Canada
Compared with United Arab Emirates, using real observed prices.
Baseline: United Arab Emirates = 1×
Overall verdict
Canada is about 1.16×
United Arab Emirates.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
United Arab Emirates = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is United Arab Emirates. A bar running right means Canada is pricier; running left means cheaper. The thin bar behind shows the range from the cheapest to the priciest item in that category.
← Cheaper than
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates = 1×
Canada is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Canada, Gasoline 1L costs 1.6× what it does in United Arab Emirates — but iPhone (base model, base storage) costs only 0.9×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.59
Canada AED 5.24 USD 1.426
United Arab Emirates AED 3.29 USD 0.896
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.57
Canada AED 5.66 USD 1.54
United Arab Emirates AED 3.60 USD 0.98
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.54
Canada AED 0.45 USD 0.123
United Arab Emirates AED 0.29 USD 0.08
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.07
Canada AED 20.36 CAD 7.7
United Arab Emirates AED 19.00 AED 19
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.91
Canada AED 208.59 CAD 79.99
United Arab Emirates AED 229.00 AED 229
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.87
Canada AED 2,944 CAD 1,129
United Arab Emirates AED 3,399 AED 3,399
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+14%
in CAD
6.77 → 7.7
6.77 → 7.7
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+4%
in AED
It rose 14% in local currency, but 4% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Canada's inflation.