United Arab Emirates
Compared with France, using real observed prices.
Baseline: France = 1×
Overall verdict
United Arab Emirates is about 0.55×
France.
Average across 4 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
France = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is France. 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
France
France = 1×
United Arab Emirates is pricier →
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 France — 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.
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.91
United Arab Emirates €54.80 AED 229
France €59.99 EUR 59.99
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.84
United Arab Emirates €813.33 AED 3,399
France €969.00 EUR 969
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.42
United Arab Emirates €0.86 USD 0.98
France €2.07 USD 2.356
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.40
United Arab Emirates €0.79 USD 0.896
France €1.98 USD 2.253
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.29
United Arab Emirates €0.07 USD 0.08
France €0.24 USD 0.276
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+29%
in AED
14.75 → 19
14.75 → 19
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+31%
in EUR
It rose 29% in local currency, but 31% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not United Arab Emirates's inflation.