United Arab Emirates

Compared with Thailand, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Thailand = 1×

United Arab Emirates vs

Thailand

Overall verdict

United Arab Emirates is about 0.94× Thailand.

Average across 5 categories, 6 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Thailand = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Thailand. 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

Thailand Thailand = 1×

United Arab Emirates is pricier →

🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×1.20
🎟 Leisure 1 item

×1.17
📱 Electronics 1 item

×1.04
⛽ Transport 2 items

×0.80
⚡ Utilities 1 item

×0.63

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

In United Arab Emirates, Big Mac costs 1.2× what it does in Thailand — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.6×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

Big Mac 1 burger ×1.20

United Arab Emirates ฿162.40 AED 19

Thailand ฿135.00 THB 135

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.17

United Arab Emirates ฿2,101 AED 229

Thailand ฿1,799 THB 1,799

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.04

United Arab Emirates ฿31,191 AED 3,399

Thailand ฿29,900 THB 29,900

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.95

United Arab Emirates ฿32.72 USD 0.98

Thailand ฿34.59 USD 1.036

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.67

United Arab Emirates ฿29.91 USD 0.896

Thailand ฿44.54 USD 1.334

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.63

United Arab Emirates ฿2.60 USD 0.08

Thailand ฿4.13 USD 0.127

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com