Cost of Living Comparison Between Wakefield and Fujairah Cost of Living Comparison Between Wakefield and Fujairah

🙂 Solo nomad: Wakefield is 4.1% cheaper than Fujairah without rent, and 34.7% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Wakefield is 7.3% cheaper than Fujairah without rent, and 30.9% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Wakefield
Fujairah
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$17.34 £12.76
$6.99 AED 25.65
148.07%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$79.6 £58.6
$40.89 AED 150
94.74%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.29 £6.84
$6.89 AED 25.29
34.83%
Cappuccino
$4.34 £3.2
$5.53 AED 20.31
-21.52%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.87 £1.38
$0.73 AED 2.69
156.16%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.36 £1
$0.52 AED 1.92
161.54%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$5.4 £3.98
$11.06 AED 40.6
-51.18%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$5.35 £3.94
$10.28 AED 37.75
-47.96%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Wakefield
Fujairah
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.57 £1.16
$1.65 AED 6.06
-4.85%
White Bread (500g)
$1.55 £1.14
$1.34 AED 4.92
15.67%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.25 £1.65
$1.74 AED 6.38
29.31%
Eggs
$4 £2.94
$2.21 AED 8.11
81.00%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.7 £5.66
$12.52 AED 45.98
-38.50%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.8 £6.48
$7.85 AED 28.83
12.10%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.61 £8.55
$15.39 AED 56.5
-24.56%
Apples (1kg)
$3.26 £2.4
$2.21 AED 8.11
47.51%
Banana (1kg)
$1.49 £1.09
$1.77 AED 6.51
-15.82%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.69 £1.98
$1.56 AED 5.75
72.44%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.98 £2.19
$1.25 AED 4.6
138.40%
Potato (1kg)
$0.75 £0.55
$0.94 AED 3.47
-20.21%
Onion (1kg)
$1.42 £1.04
$1.04 AED 3.84
36.54%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.99 £0.73
$1.72 AED 6.31
-42.44%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.27 £0.94
$0.51 AED 1.87
149.02%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$13.38 £9.85
$6.31 AED 23.16
112.04%
Wine (Bottle)
$11.09 £8.16
$10.77 AED 39.54
2.97%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.82 £2.08
$2.52 AED 9.26
11.90%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.39 £1.76
$2.24 AED 8.24
6.70%
🚌 Getting Around
Wakefield
Fujairah
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.69 £1.98
$1.59 AED 5.83
69.18%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$106 £78.3
$52.6 AED 193
102.45%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.04 £2.98
$1.47 AED 5.4
174.83%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.12 £0.82
$0.67 AED 2.45
67.16%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.21 £9.72
$8.16 AED 29.96
61.89%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.95 £1.43
$0.78 AED 2.85
150.00%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$39.1K £28.8K
$45.1K AED 165.5K
-13.30%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$37.5K £27.6K
$22.6K AED 82.8K
66.36%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Wakefield
Fujairah
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$316 £233
$146 AED 535
117.37%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.36 £13.51
$44.64 AED 164
-58.87%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$44.09 £32.44
$101 AED 370
-56.29%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Wakefield
Fujairah
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$36.53 £26.88
$18.47 AED 67.8
97.78%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$27.28 £20.08
$39.9 AED 147
-31.63%
Cinema Ticket
$11.38 £8.37
$9 AED 33.06
26.44%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Wakefield
Fujairah
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,266 £931
$215 AED 789
488.72%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$6,776 £4,987
$5,225 AED 19.2K
29.68%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Wakefield
Fujairah
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$74.2 £54.6
$118 AED 432
-36.98%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$53.6 £39.44
$55.3 AED 203
-2.99%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$86.1 £63.4
$135 AED 495
-36.05%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$81.2 £59.7
$135 AED 496
-39.93%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Wakefield
Fujairah
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,025 £754
$534 AED 1,961
92.03%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$727 £535
$410 AED 1,506
77.19%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,206 £1,623
$1,512 AED 5,551
45.93%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,617 £1,190
$1,111 AED 4,079
45.60%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,993 £2,938
$5,316 AED 19.5K
-24.89%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,672 £1,966
$3,784 AED 13.9K
-29.40%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Wakefield
Fujairah
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,469 £1,817
$4,600 AED 16.9K
-46.31%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.3
4.88
8.61%

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Last update for Wakefield: October 29, 2025

Last update for Fujairah: October 28, 2025

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