Auckland vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Auckland Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2156
$2420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4802
$5315
🏠 One person rent
$1242
$1634
🏘️ Family rent
$1967
$2835
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$459
🚐 Transport expenses
$242
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3398
$4093
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
32
66
😀 Quality of life
89
90
🏙️ Population
1.47M
3.94M

The cost of living in Auckland is 11% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 1604th and 1039th ($2156 vs $2420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in New Zealand and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check New Zealand vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 240th and 203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Dubai

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Auckland Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.5
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.86
$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.14
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.63
$6.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.35
$1.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$1988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$1244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2099
$3617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1689
$2237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.2
$94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7507
$7290
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5316
$4052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$131
$83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$9.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.63
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.66
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$9.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$2.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$72.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$75.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.6
$72.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$988
$829
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15607
$16876

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Cities near Auckland

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Waitakere
$1778
17 km or 11 mi Manukau
$1646
28 km or 18 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1782
40 km or 25 mi Pukekohe
$1527
113 km or 70 mi Hamilton
$1474
132 km or 82 mi Whangarei
$1261
154 km or 96 mi Tauranga
$1740
193 km or 120 mi Rotorua
$1393
234 km or 146 mi Taupo
$1523
253 km or 157 mi New Plymouth
$1304
344 km or 214 mi Whanganui
$1528
347 km or 216 mi Napier
$1605
348 km or 217 mi Gisborne
$1696
359 km or 223 mi Hastings
$1518
396 km or 246 mi Palmerston North
$1458
453 km or 281 mi Paraparaumu
$1741
464 km or 288 mi Masterton
$1359
476 km or 296 mi Porirua
$1788
477 km or 296 mi Upper Hutt
$1803
486 km or 302 mi Lower Hutt
$1920
494 km or 307 mi Wellington
$2037
512 km or 318 mi Nelson
$1533
524 km or 326 mi Blenheim
$1325
765 km or 475 mi Christchurch
$1787
891 km or 553 mi Timaru
$1894
995 km or 618 mi Wanaka
$1623
1044 km or 649 mi Queenstown
$2303
1064 km or 661 mi Dunedin
$1579
1190 km or 740 mi Invercargill
$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi Noumea
$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi Dumbea
$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi Paita
$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi Mua
$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi Nukualofa
$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi Suva
$879
2120 km or 1317 mi Nasinu
$857
2129 km or 1323 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi Nadi
$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi Newcastle
$1997

Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492