Arlington vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1807
$2229
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4757
$5278
🏠 One person rent
$1010
$1453
🏘️ Family rent
$1967
$2877
🍽️ Food expenses
$539
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4550
$3926
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
90
64
😀 Quality of life
75
88
🏙️ Population
394K
3.33M

The cost of living in Arlington is 19% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 2320th and 1218th ($1807 vs $2229) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1872nd 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 2.5 months in Arlington compared to 1.8 months in Dubai. Arlington ranked 235th best city to live in the United States vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 1022nd and 189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Arlington Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.38
$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$12.1
☕ Cappuccino
$4.99
$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$1742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$790
$1101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1340
$3504
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1821
$2351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$92.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2184
$4930
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2175
$2984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.49
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.1
$84.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$3.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.64
$5.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.13
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.17
$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$4.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.1
$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$103
$67.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$64.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1593
$720
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21722
$14799

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Grand Prairie
$2043
14 km or 8.9 mi Mansfield
$2338
15 km or 9.6 mi Hurst
$2059
16 km or 9.8 mi Bedford
$2039
16 km or 10 mi Euless
$2021
19 km or 12 mi Haltom
$2084
19 km or 12 mi North Richland Hills
$2107
20 km or 12 mi Irving
$1987
20 km or 13 mi Colleyville
$2053
21 km or 13 mi Fort Worth
$2173
21 km or 13 mi Duncanville
$2162
21 km or 13 mi Cedar Hill
$2176
22 km or 14 mi Watauga
$2139
26 km or 16 mi Grapevine
$1872
27 km or 17 mi Burleson
$2143
27 km or 17 mi Keller
$2236
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2017
27 km or 17 mi DeSoto
$2193
28 km or 17 mi Midlothian
$2306
29 km or 18 mi Saginaw
$2108
30 km or 18 mi Coppell
$1992
30 km or 19 mi Dallas
$2497
31 km or 19 mi Benbrook
$2099
34 km or 21 mi Farmers Branch
$2155
35 km or 21 mi Lancaster
$2206
35 km or 22 mi University Park
$2267
37 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Carrollton
$2157
39 km or 24 mi Lewisville
$1804
43 km or 27 mi Waxahachie
$2199
47 km or 29 mi Cleburne
$2149
48 km or 30 mi Balch Springs
$2223
48 km or 30 mi Richardson
$2323
48 km or 30 mi The Colony
$2235
49 km or 30 mi Mesquite
$2242
49 km or 30 mi Corinth
$2111
51 km or 32 mi Garland
$2301
52 km or 32 mi Plano
$2516
54 km or 33 mi Little Elm
$2200
56 km or 35 mi Frisco
$2384

Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1612
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1841
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1191
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1132
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1164
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$787
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1872
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1126
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1810
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$798
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$890
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$573
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$604
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1375
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1285
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1327
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$544
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$959
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$779
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1005
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$606
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$868
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$604
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$530
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$672
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$457
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$910
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$621
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$561
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$822
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$575
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$541