United Arab Emirates

Compared with United Kingdom, using real observed prices.

Baseline: United Kingdom = 1×

United Arab Emirates vs

United Kingdom

Overall verdict

United Arab Emirates is about 0.55× United Kingdom.

Average across 5 categories, 6 items with data

The shape of prices (vs United Kingdom = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is United Kingdom. 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

United Kingdom United Kingdom = 1×

United Arab Emirates is pricier →

🎟 Leisure 1 item

×0.94
📱 Electronics 1 item

×0.87
🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×0.73
⛽ Transport 2 items

×0.44
⚡ Utilities 1 item

×0.20

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 United Kingdom — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.2×. 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 ×0.94

United Arab Emirates £46.81 AED 229

United Kingdom £49.99 GBP 49.99

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.87

United Arab Emirates £694.77 AED 3,399

United Kingdom £799.00 GBP 799

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.73

United Arab Emirates £3.86 AED 19

United Kingdom £5.29 GBP 5.29

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.44

United Arab Emirates £0.68 USD 0.896

United Kingdom £1.54 USD 2.037

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.44

United Arab Emirates £0.74 USD 0.98

United Kingdom £1.69 USD 2.235

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.20

United Arab Emirates £0.06 USD 0.08

United Kingdom £0.30 USD 0.402

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com