Arlington vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1869
$2309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4760
$5128
🏠 One person rent
$1103
$1523
🏘️ Family rent
$2064
$2687
🍽️ Food expenses
$531
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.4
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4278
$3493
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
90
64
😀 Quality of life
74
86
🏙️ Population
394K
3.33M

The cost of living in Arlington is 19% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 2251st and 1098th ($1869 vs $2309) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1793rd 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 2.3 months in Arlington compared to 1.5 months in Dubai. Arlington ranked 339th best city to live in the United States vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 1283rd and 306th 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
$16.2
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.6
$70.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.36
$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.42
$12.1
☕ Cappuccino
$5.13
$6.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.51
$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1268
$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$853
$1170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1869
$3310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1827
$2171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.72%
4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$6006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2177
$3452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.24
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.7
$84.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.88
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.33
$9.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.27
$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.81
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.13
$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.13
$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1468
$779
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21580
$12682

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Cities near Arlington

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Grand Prairie
$2085
14 km or 8.9 mi Mansfield
$2299
15 km or 9.6 mi Hurst
$2100
16 km or 9.8 mi Bedford
$2096
16 km or 10 mi Euless
$2085
19 km or 12 mi Haltom
$2105
19 km or 12 mi North Richland Hills
$2122
20 km or 12 mi Irving
$1887
20 km or 13 mi Colleyville
$2103
21 km or 13 mi Fort Worth
$2195
21 km or 13 mi Duncanville
$2159
21 km or 13 mi Cedar Hill
$2170
22 km or 14 mi Watauga
$2127
26 km or 16 mi Grapevine
$2022
27 km or 17 mi Burleson
$2158
27 km or 17 mi Keller
$2103
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2111
27 km or 17 mi DeSoto
$2175
28 km or 17 mi Midlothian
$2189
29 km or 18 mi Saginaw
$2125
30 km or 18 mi Coppell
$2122
30 km or 19 mi Dallas
$2550
31 km or 19 mi Benbrook
$2118
34 km or 21 mi Farmers Branch
$2187
35 km or 21 mi Lancaster
$2188
35 km or 22 mi University Park
$2243
37 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2140
38 km or 24 mi Carrollton
$2236
39 km or 24 mi Lewisville
$2102
43 km or 27 mi Waxahachie
$2173
47 km or 29 mi Cleburne
$2145
48 km or 30 mi Balch Springs
$2150
48 km or 30 mi Richardson
$2282
48 km or 30 mi The Colony
$2336
49 km or 30 mi Mesquite
$2079
49 km or 30 mi Corinth
$2196
51 km or 32 mi Garland
$2061
52 km or 32 mi Plano
$2506
54 km or 33 mi Little Elm
$2284
56 km or 35 mi Frisco
$2602

Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507