Austin vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austin Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2590
$2229
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6302
$5278
🏠 One person rent
$1683
$1453
🏘️ Family rent
$3179
$2877
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5536
$3926
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
66
64
😀 Quality of life
90
88
🏙️ Population
962K
3.33M

The cost of living in Austin is 16% more expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 548th and 1218th ($2590 vs $2229) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 492nd 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 2.1 months in Austin compared to 1.8 months in Dubai. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 126th and 189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Austin Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.7
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$12.1
 Cappuccino
$5.58
$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$1742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1357
$1101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4238
$3504
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2575
$2351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$92.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.76%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7634
$4930
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2615
$2984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.8
$84.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$11.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.99
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$3.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8
$5.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.58
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.38
$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.04
$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$4.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$67.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$64.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1599
$720
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21605
$14799

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Cities near Austin

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Pflugerville
$2179
25 km or 15 mi Round Rock
$2095
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Park
$2191
31 km or 20 mi Leander
$2190
37 km or 23 mi Kyle
$2150
39 km or 24 mi Georgetown
$2146
51 km or 32 mi San Marcos
$2093
76 km or 47 mi New Braunfels
$2175
84 km or 52 mi Seguin
$2146
86 km or 53 mi Harker Heights
$1989
90 km or 56 mi Killeen
$1902
93 km or 58 mi Copperas Cove
$2013
95 km or 59 mi Cibolo
$2158
96 km or 60 mi Schertz
$2146
96 km or 60 mi Temple
$2066
122 km or 76 mi San Antonio
$2219
137 km or 85 mi Bryan
$1925
138 km or 86 mi Kerrville
$2186
140 km or 87 mi College Station
$1829
150 km or 93 mi Waco
$2071
180 km or 112 mi Victoria
$2220
204 km or 126 mi Rosenberg
$2136
214 km or 133 mi Huntsville
$1988
215 km or 133 mi The Woodlands
$2737
218 km or 136 mi Stephenville
$2108
218 km or 136 mi Conroe
$1801
219 km or 136 mi Sugar Land
$2148
226 km or 140 mi Missouri
$2128
227 km or 141 mi Spring
$2126
230 km or 143 mi Cleburne
$2149
233 km or 145 mi Corsicana
$2129
234 km or 145 mi Houston
$2221
248 km or 154 mi Waxahachie
$2199
249 km or 155 mi Pearland
$2118
252 km or 156 mi Burleson
$2143
252 km or 157 mi Midlothian
$2306
256 km or 159 mi Pasadena
$2141
258 km or 160 mi Alvin
$2055
260 km or 161 mi Friendswood
$2107
260 km or 161 mi Mansfield
$2338

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