United Arab Emirates

Compared with Belgium, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Belgium = 1×

United Arab Emirates vs

Belgium

Overall verdict

United Arab Emirates is about 0.50× Belgium.

Average across 4 categories, 6 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Belgium = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Belgium. 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

Belgium Belgium = 1×

United Arab Emirates is pricier →

🎟 Leisure 1 item

×0.91
📱 Electronics 1 item

×0.84
⛽ Transport 2 items

×0.42
⚡ Utilities 1 item

×0.20

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

In United Arab Emirates, PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs 0.9× what it does in Belgium — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.2×. 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 ×0.91

United Arab Emirates €54.80 AED 229

Belgium €59.99 EUR 59.99

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.84

United Arab Emirates €813.33 AED 3,399

Belgium €969.00 EUR 969

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.42

United Arab Emirates €0.79 USD 0.896

Belgium €1.87 USD 2.123

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.42

United Arab Emirates €0.86 USD 0.98

Belgium €2.07 USD 2.36

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.20

United Arab Emirates €0.07 USD 0.08

Belgium €0.35 USD 0.406

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com