Australia vs United Arab Emirates - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia United Arab Emirates
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2460
$2124
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5814
$4640
🏠 One person rent
$1470
$1436
🏘️ Family rent
$2471
$2485
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$241
$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4220
$3341
💸 GDP per capita
$64604
$50274
😃 Human freedom index
8.79
5.81
❤️ Life expectancy
83.1
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
76
69
🌐 English speaking %
91.1%
65%
🎓 Higher education
98
68
😀 Quality of life
97
84
🏙️ Population
27.2M
11M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2460) is 16% more expensive than in the United Arab Emirates ($2124). Australia ranked 11th vs 17th for the United Arab Emirates in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Australia compared to 1.6 months in the United Arab Emirates. Ranked 4th and 30th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Australia vs the United Arab Emirates

We calculate prices for Australia and the United Arab Emirates as a population-weighted mean of 64 and 9 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Australia United Arab Emirates
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$9.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.6
$57.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$11.8
 Cappuccino
$4.03
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1697
$1662
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1204
$1115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2994
$3230
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2097
$2498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$91.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8713
$6089
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6062
$4089
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$98.4
$59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.48
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.63
$8.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.5
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.85
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.1
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.91
$7.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.41
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$3.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.22
$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.3
$74.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$67.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.8
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2231
$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20538
$13313

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Melbourne
$2543
5.35M
Sydney
$2844
5.45M
Brisbane
$2323
2.71M
Perth
$2562
2.14M
Adelaide
$2355
1.39M
Gold Coast
$2530
608K
Canberra
$2258
381K
Wollongong
$1695
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1838
284K
Ipswich
$1825
233K
Hobart
$2364
197K
Townsville
$2015
174K
Cairns
$1851
147K
Darwin
$2065
140K
Geelong
$2179
180K
Newcastle
$1995
153K
Launceston
$1728
80.9K
Toowoomba
$1720
108K
Ballarat
$1606
116K
Bunbury
$1831
75.2K
Bendigo
$1493
103K
Melton
$1896
76.3K
Rockhampton
$1642
63.2K
Tarneit
$1813
56.4K
Pakenham
$1936
54.1K
Hervey Bay
$1883
57.7K
Berwick
$1915
50.3K
Blacktown
$1709
51K
Orange
$1460
41.2K
Gladstone
$1643
34.7K

In the United Arab Emirates

City Cost of living Population
Dubai
$2470
3.94M
Abu Dhabi
$2133
1.57M
Sharjah
$1543
1.25M
Al Ain
$1455
767K
Ajman
$2356
490K
Fujairah
$1173
119K
Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
116K
Umm al-Quwain
$1170
44.4K
Madinat Zayed
$1791
29.1K