United Arab Emirates

Compared with Japan, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Japan = 1×

United Arab Emirates vs

Japan

Overall verdict

United Arab Emirates is about 0.93× Japan.

Average across 5 categories, 6 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Japan = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Japan. 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

Japan Japan = 1×

United Arab Emirates is pricier →

🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×1.71
🎟 Leisure 1 item

×1.16
📱 Electronics 1 item

×1.06
⛽ Transport 2 items

×0.93
⚡ Utilities 1 item

×0.35

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

In United Arab Emirates, Big Mac costs 1.7× what it does in Japan — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.4×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

Big Mac 1 burger ×1.71

United Arab Emirates ¥820 AED 19

Japan ¥480 JPY 480

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.16

United Arab Emirates ¥10,214 AED 229

Japan ¥8,778 JPY 8,778

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.06

United Arab Emirates ¥151,610 AED 3,399

Japan ¥142,800 JPY 142,800

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.00

United Arab Emirates ¥159 USD 0.98

Japan ¥159 USD 0.976

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.86

United Arab Emirates ¥146 USD 0.896

Japan ¥169 USD 1.041

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.35

United Arab Emirates ¥13 USD 0.08

Japan ¥36 USD 0.227

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com