ItalyItaly

United Arab Emirates

Compared with Italy, using real observed prices.

Baseline: ItalyItaly = 1×

United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates vs ItalyItaly
Overall verdict

United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates is about 0.49× ItalyItaly.

Average across 4 categories, 6 items with data

The shape of prices (vs ItalyItaly = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Italy. 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 ItalyItaly Italy = 1× United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates is pricier →
  • 🎟 Leisure 1 item
    ×0.91
  • 📱 Electronics 1 item
    ×0.83
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.41
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×0.19

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 Italy — 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 EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates €54.80 AED 229
    ItalyItaly €59.99 EUR 59.99
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
  • iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.83
    United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates €813.33 AED 3,399
    ItalyItaly €979.00 EUR 979
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.41
    United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates €0.86 USD 0.98
    ItalyItaly €2.11 USD 2.407
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.40
    United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates €0.79 USD 0.896
    ItalyItaly €1.95 USD 2.22
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.19
    United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates €0.07 USD 0.08
    ItalyItaly €0.36 USD 0.414
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com

See what really changed United Arab Emirates

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+29%
in AED
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.