United Arab Emirates

Compared with New Zealand, using real observed prices.

Baseline: New Zealand = 1×

United Arab Emirates vs

New Zealand

Overall verdict

United Arab Emirates is about 0.75× New Zealand.

Average across 5 categories, 6 items with data

The shape of prices (vs New Zealand = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is New Zealand. 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

New Zealand New Zealand = 1×

United Arab Emirates is pricier →

🎟 Leisure 1 item

×1.08
🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×1.05
📱 Electronics 1 item

×0.94
⛽ Transport 2 items

×0.59
⚡ Utilities 1 item

×0.38

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

In United Arab Emirates, PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs 1.1× what it does in New Zealand — 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.

PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.08

United Arab Emirates NZD 107.71 AED 229

New Zealand NZD 99.99 NZD 99.99

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.05

United Arab Emirates NZD 9.01 AED 19

New Zealand NZD 8.60 NZD 8.6

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.94

United Arab Emirates NZD 1,599 AED 3,399

New Zealand NZD 1,699 NZD 1,699

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.69

United Arab Emirates NZD 1.73 USD 0.98

New Zealand NZD 2.49 USD 1.415

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.50

United Arab Emirates NZD 1.58 USD 0.896

New Zealand NZD 3.17 USD 1.797

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.38

United Arab Emirates NZD 0.14 USD 0.08

New Zealand NZD 0.37 USD 0.212

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com