United Arab Emirates

Compared with Australia, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Australia = 1×

United Arab Emirates vs

Australia

Overall verdict

United Arab Emirates is about 0.71× Australia.

Average across 5 categories, 6 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Australia = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Australia. A bar running right means United Arab Emirates 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

Australia Australia = 1×

United Arab Emirates is pricier →

🎟 Leisure 1 item

×0.99
📱 Electronics 1 item

×0.95
🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×0.91
⛽ Transport 2 items

×0.71
⚡ Utilities 1 item

×0.31

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In United Arab Emirates, PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs 1.0× what it does in Australia — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.3×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.99

United Arab Emirates A$89.32 AED 229

Australia A$89.95 AUD 89.95

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.95

United Arab Emirates A$1,326 AED 3,399

Australia A$1,399 AUD 1,399

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.91

United Arab Emirates A$7.72 AED 19

Australia A$8.50 AUD 8.5

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.72

United Arab Emirates A$1.30 USD 0.896

Australia A$1.80 USD 1.239

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.69

United Arab Emirates A$1.42 USD 0.98

Australia A$2.06 USD 1.421

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.31

United Arab Emirates A$0.12 USD 0.08

Australia A$0.37 USD 0.259

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com