United Arab Emirates

Compared with Taiwan, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Taiwan = 1×

United Arab Emirates vs

Taiwan

Overall verdict

United Arab Emirates is about 1.17× Taiwan.

Average across 5 categories, 6 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Taiwan = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Taiwan. 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

Taiwan Taiwan = 1×

United Arab Emirates is pricier →

🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×2.09
🎟 Leisure 1 item

×1.26
⛽ Transport 2 items

×1.01
📱 Electronics 1 item

×1.00
⚡ Utilities 1 item

×0.82

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

In United Arab Emirates, Big Mac costs 2.1× what it does in Taiwan — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.8×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

Big Mac 1 burger ×2.09

United Arab Emirates NT$163.29 AED 19

Taiwan NT$78.00 TWD 78

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.26

United Arab Emirates NT$2,017 AED 229

Taiwan NT$1,599 TWD 1,599

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.10

United Arab Emirates NT$30.94 USD 0.98

Taiwan NT$28.10 USD 0.89

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.00

United Arab Emirates NT$29,941 AED 3,399

Taiwan NT$29,900 TWD 29,900

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.93

United Arab Emirates NT$28.28 USD 0.896

Taiwan NT$30.56 USD 0.968

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.82

United Arab Emirates NT$2.53 USD 0.08

Taiwan NT$3.09 USD 0.098

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com