Arlington vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1913
$2470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4719
$5467
🏠 One person rent
$1108
$1665
🏘️ Family rent
$1925
$2923
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$473
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.3
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3749
$4153
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
90
66
😀 Quality of life
78
90
🏙️ Population
394K
3.94M

The cost of living in Arlington is 23% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 2324th and 947th ($1913 vs $2470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1747th and 1st in the United States and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check the United States vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Arlington compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Arlington ranked 262nd best city to live in the United States vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 895th and 184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Dubai

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Arlington Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.4
$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1230
$2083
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$868
$1266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2162
$3820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1579
$2306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.1
$92.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.19%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2191
$7283
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$4305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.23
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40
$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.98
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$9.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$2.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.64
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.46
$3.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.04
$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.5
$82.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$75.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1486
$870
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21592
$17401

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Cities near Arlington

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Grand Prairie
$2117
14 km or 8.9 mi Mansfield
$2316
15 km or 9.6 mi Hurst
$2128
16 km or 9.8 mi Bedford
$2122
16 km or 10 mi Euless
$2111
19 km or 12 mi Haltom
$2147
19 km or 12 mi North Richland Hills
$2142
20 km or 12 mi Irving
$2086
20 km or 13 mi Colleyville
$2129
21 km or 13 mi Fort Worth
$2259
21 km or 13 mi Duncanville
$2170
21 km or 13 mi Cedar Hill
$2183
22 km or 14 mi Watauga
$2137
26 km or 16 mi Grapevine
$2042
27 km or 17 mi Burleson
$2164
27 km or 17 mi Keller
$2128
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2110
27 km or 17 mi DeSoto
$2182
28 km or 17 mi Midlothian
$2206
29 km or 18 mi Saginaw
$2151
30 km or 18 mi Coppell
$2120
30 km or 19 mi Dallas
$2472
31 km or 19 mi Benbrook
$2155
34 km or 21 mi Farmers Branch
$2156
35 km or 21 mi Lancaster
$2193
35 km or 22 mi University Park
$2202
37 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2125
38 km or 24 mi Carrollton
$2168
39 km or 24 mi Lewisville
$2062
43 km or 27 mi Waxahachie
$2174
47 km or 29 mi Cleburne
$2148
48 km or 30 mi Balch Springs
$2205
48 km or 30 mi Richardson
$2172
48 km or 30 mi The Colony
$2220
49 km or 30 mi Mesquite
$2096
49 km or 30 mi Corinth
$2205
51 km or 32 mi Garland
$2104
52 km or 32 mi Plano
$2155
54 km or 33 mi Little Elm
$2209
56 km or 35 mi Frisco
$2397

Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1543
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469