Austin vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Austin	Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2444	$2420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5560	$5315
🏠 One person rent	$1531	$1634
🏘️ Family rent	$2491	$2835
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$459
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4939	$4093
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	65	66
😀 Quality of life	90	90
🏙️ Population	962K	3.94M

The cost of living in Austin is 1% more expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 985th and 1039th ($2444 vs $2420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 845th 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 Austin compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Austin ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 217th and 203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Dubai

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	Austin	Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.5	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$13.5
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$6.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$1.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$1988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$1244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3122	$3617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$2237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5020	$7290
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3187	$4052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.05	$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$9.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$9.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$2.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.32	$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.3	$72.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$75.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$72.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1382	$829
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21398	$16876

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2027
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2187
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2237
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2125
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2229
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2200
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1991
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2175
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2174
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2153
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2063
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$2000
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2165
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1913
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2285
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2226
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2022
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2150
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2094
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2112
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2177
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2189
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2150
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2175
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2193
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2228
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2072
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2136
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

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