United Arab Emirates

Compared with Singapore, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Singapore = 1×

United Arab Emirates vs

Singapore

Overall verdict

United Arab Emirates is about 0.66× Singapore.

Average across 5 categories, 6 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Singapore = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Singapore. 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

Singapore Singapore = 1×

United Arab Emirates is pricier →

🎟 Leisure 1 item

×1.17
📱 Electronics 1 item

×0.92
🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×0.89
⛽ Transport 2 items

×0.37
⚡ Utilities 1 item

×0.34

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

In United Arab Emirates, PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs 1.2× what it does in Singapore — 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.

PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.17

United Arab Emirates S$80.50 AED 229

Singapore S$69.00 SGD 69

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.92

United Arab Emirates S$1,195 AED 3,399

Singapore S$1,299 SGD 1,299

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.89

United Arab Emirates S$6.67 AED 19

Singapore S$7.45 SGD 7.45

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.39

United Arab Emirates S$1.16 USD 0.896

Singapore S$3.01 USD 2.323

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.36

United Arab Emirates S$1.27 USD 0.98

Singapore S$3.53 USD 2.722

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.34

United Arab Emirates S$0.10 USD 0.08

Singapore S$0.30 USD 0.233

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com