United Arab Emirates

Compared with Sweden, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Sweden = 1×

United Arab Emirates vs

Sweden

Overall verdict

United Arab Emirates is about 0.62× Sweden.

Average across 5 categories, 6 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Sweden = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Sweden. 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

Sweden Sweden = 1×

United Arab Emirates is pricier →

🎟 Leisure 1 item

×0.91
📱 Electronics 1 item

×0.82
🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×0.71
⛽ Transport 2 items

×0.51
⚡ Utilities 1 item

×0.33

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 Sweden — 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 ×0.91

United Arab Emirates SEK 606.14 AED 229

Sweden SEK 663.59 EUR 59.99

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.82

United Arab Emirates SEK 8,997 AED 3,399

Sweden SEK 10,995 SEK 10,995

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.71

United Arab Emirates SEK 47.75 AED 19

Sweden SEK 67.00 SEK 67

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.54

United Arab Emirates SEK 8.73 USD 0.896

Sweden SEK 16.26 USD 1.668

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.49

United Arab Emirates SEK 9.55 USD 0.98

Sweden SEK 19.57 USD 2.008

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.33

United Arab Emirates SEK 0.75 USD 0.08

Sweden SEK 2.28 USD 0.243

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com