🇦🇪 Prices in the United Arab Emirates
56 products are priced in the United Arab Emirates. The six-product standard basket costs $50.63 a month here — #14 of 33 countries where every basket product is priced, 2.0× the price in Indonesia. The median product costs the same here as its world median.
#14 of 33 countries where every basket product is priced
of a month of GNI per capita, PPP — 1.5× lighter than it is for an American
Ten products, one month
The same six everyday subscriptions in every country that prices all of them, so one country can be set against another without picking a favourite.
- Netflix AED 49 $13.34
- Spotify AED 23.99 $6.53
- YouTube AED 26.99 $7.35
- Disney+ AED 49.99 $13.61
- Apple Music AED 29.99 $8.17
- Google One AED 5.99 $1.63
Where the United Arab Emirates is cheap, and where it is not
The 20 products furthest from their world median here, cheapest first. The flag is the United Arab Emirates, the faint dots every other country.
Everything priced in the United Arab Emirates
One figure per product, in the local currency and in dollars, with what it takes from a month of local income.
| Product | Price here | vs world median | Rank | Income share |
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| Disney+ | $13.61 AED 49.99 | −14% | #14 of 40 | 0.20% |
| AirPods Max 2 | $572 AED 2,099 | −12% | #5 of 23 | — |
| Apple Watch Ultra 3 | $871 AED 3,199 | −10% | #3 of 22 | — |
| Apple Watch Ultra 4 | $871 AED 3,199 | −10% | #4 of 23 | — |
| Apple Watch Series 11 | $435 AED 1,599 | −9% | #3 of 22 | — |
| Apple TV 4K | $226 AED 829 | −9% | #7 of 22 | — |
| iPad Air 11" (M4) | $817 AED 2,999 | −9% | #4 of 23 | — |
| iPhone 18 Pro Max | $1,497 AED 5,499 | −9% | #5 of 23 | — |
| AirPods Pro 3 | $258 AED 949 | −7% | #6 of 23 | — |
| Apple Watch Series 12 | $435 AED 1,599 | −7% | #4 of 23 | — |
| iPhone 18 Pro | $1,388 AED 5,099 | −7% | #5 of 23 | — |
| iPad Pro 11" (M5) | $1,361 AED 4,999 | −7% | #7 of 23 | — |
| iPhone Air | $1,280 AED 4,699 | −6% | #5 of 23 | — |
| Apple Watch SE 3 | $272 AED 999 | −6% | #7 of 23 | — |
| Microsoft 365 | $8.98 AED 32.99 | −6% | #17 of 37 | 0.13% |
| iPhone Duo | $2,314 AED 8,499 | −6% | #5 of 23 | — |
| MacBook Pro 14" (M5) | $2,314 AED 8,499 | −6% | #10 of 23 | — |
| Mac Studio (M5 Max) | $2,859 AED 10,499 | −5% | #8 of 23 | — |
| iPhone 17 | $1,034 AED 3,799 | −4% | #6 of 23 | — |
| Mac mini (M6) | $1,034 AED 3,799 | −4% | #9 of 23 | — |
| MacBook Air 13" (M5) | $1,497 AED 5,499 | −4% | #10 of 23 | — |
| Apple Vision Pro (M5) | $4,084 AED 14,999 | −3% | #4 of 12 | — |
| AirPods 5 | $149 AED 549 | −3% | #9 of 23 | — |
| iPad (A16) | $544 AED 1,999 | −2% | #11 of 23 | — |
| Rust | $28.59 AED 105 | −1% | #24 of 52 | — |
| MacBook Neo 13" (A18 Pro) | $817 AED 2,999 | −1% | #9 of 23 | — |
| HBO Max | $13.61 AED 49.99 | −1% | #16 of 33 | 0.20% |
| Hollow Knight: Silksong | $14.43 AED 53 | −1% | #24 of 52 | — |
| AirTag | $35.13 AED 129 | 0% | #11 of 23 | — |
| Terraria | $7.90 AED 29 | 0% | #26 of 52 | — |
| Palworld | $21.51 AED 79 | 0% | #26 of 52 | — |
| DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH | $75.97 AED 279 | 0% | #25 of 49 | — |
| PlayStation Plus | $8.98 AED 32.99 | 0% | #20 of 37 | 0.13% |
| Spotify | $6.53 AED 23.99 | 0% | #26 of 50 | 0.10% |
| YouTube | $7.35 AED 26.99 | +1% | #23 of 43 | 0.11% |
| Google One | $1.63 AED 5.99 | +1% | #23 of 44 | 0.02% |
| Xbox Game Pass | $12.80 AED 46.99 | +2% | #21 of 37 | 0.19% |
| Resident Evil Requiem | $68.60 AED 251.95 | +3% | #29 of 50 | — |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | $62.36 AED 229 | +4% | #29 of 51 | — |
| Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice | $62.36 AED 229 | +4% | #29 of 51 | — |
| Netflix | $13.34 AED 49 | +4% | #29 of 50 | 0.20% |
| Forza Horizon 6 | $73.25 AED 269 | +5% | #30 of 50 | — |
| NordVPN | $4.63 AED 16.99 | +5% | #24 of 37 | 0.07% |
| Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord | $51.46 AED 189 | +5% | #36 of 52 | — |
| Stardew Valley | $12.53 AED 46 | +6% | #31 of 52 | — |
| MECCHA CHAMELEON | $5.38 AED 19.75 | +7% | #30 of 52 | — |
| God of War Ragnarök | $65.08 AED 239 | +8% | #30 of 50 | — |
| Dead by Daylight | $19.87 AED 72.99 | +9% | #31 of 51 | — |
| Baldur's Gate 3 | $62.36 AED 229 | +11% | #34 of 52 | — |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | $62.36 AED 229 | +12% | #36 of 51 | — |
| Gemini | $20.15 AED 73.99 | +12% | #27 of 37 | 0.30% |
| Adobe Creative Cloud | $57.20 AED 210.05 | +13% | #22 of 37 | 0.84% |
| ELDEN RING | $67.80 AED 249 | +13% | #50 of 52 | — |
| Subnautica 2 | $32.40 AED 119 | +13% | #36 of 52 | — |
| Nintendo Switch Online | $4.08 AED 14.99 | +18% | #30 of 37 | 0.06% |
| Apple Music | $8.17 AED 29.99 | +21% | #27 of 44 | 0.12% |
App marks a price paid in the iPhone app (App Store), which is often higher than the vendor's own website; every other price is the vendor's website or its own store. Each product is compared country to country in one channel only.
How to pay another country’s price
The United Arab Emirates sits close to the world median, so the saving depends on the product.
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Pick the country
Open the product’s page: it names the cheapest country for that product, and the next one as a fallback.
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Connect a VPN to that country
A storefront reads your country from your IP address when you sign up. Connect to a server in that country before you open the signup page.
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Pay with a card the checkout accepts
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Sign up and keep the region
Complete the signup as normal. The regional rate usually stays with the account for as long as you remain subscribed — the VPN is needed at signup, not every day. Full guide, with what can go wrong.
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Which kinds of product are dear here
Categories ranked by how this market sits against each product’s world median.
What is cheap in the United Arab Emirates?
Disney+ (−14% against its world median), AirPods Max 2 (−12% against its world median), Apple Watch Ultra 3 (−10% against its world median), Apple Watch Ultra 4 (−10% against its world median), Apple Watch Series 11 (−9% against its world median).
What is expensive in the United Arab Emirates?
Apple Music (+21%), Nintendo Switch Online (+18%), Subnautica 2 (+13%), ELDEN RING (+13%), Adobe Creative Cloud (+13%).
Are these prices in AED?
Yes — the local figure under each dollar price is the vendor's or storefront's own listing in AED. The dollar figure is our conversion at the exchange rates of 2026-10-06, the same rates for every country.
How do these prices compare with local incomes?
GNI per capita, PPP, in the United Arab Emirates is $81,640 (World Bank, 2024), so one month is about $6803. The standard basket takes 0.7% of that.
Local prices in AED. Last read 2026-10-06. One figure per product and plan, chosen by the rule on the methodology page.