Bandung vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandung Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$534
$2514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1291
$5509
🏠 One person rent
$212
$1723
🏘️ Family rent
$328
$3020
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.1
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$266
$4067
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
80
65
😀 Quality of life
61
91
🏙️ Population
2.88M
3.94M

The cost of living in Bandung is 79% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 8422nd and 848th ($534 vs $2514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 2nd in Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Indonesia vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bandung compared to 1.6 months in Dubai. Bandung ranked 8th best city to live in Indonesia vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5755th and 158th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bandung Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.52
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.98
$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.59
$9.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$12.9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.63
$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$2095
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$1336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$350
$3716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$247
$2461
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.2
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$96.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.26%
4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$916
$7516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$402
$3977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$86.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.69
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.85
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.4
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.59
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.73
$5.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.91
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.6
$81.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.04
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$77.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.8
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.7
$857
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7422
$15029

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$490
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$561
82 km or 51 mi Tasikmalaya
$367
93 km or 58 mi Bogor
$480
101 km or 63 mi Bekasi
$555
103 km or 64 mi Depok
$400
113 km or 70 mi Cirebon
$523
114 km or 71 mi Jakarta
$699
116 km or 72 mi Banjar
$488
119 km or 74 mi South Tangerang
$567
134 km or 83 mi Tangerang
$665
173 km or 108 mi Tegal
$482
181 km or 113 mi Cilacap
$478
182 km or 113 mi Serang
$517
202 km or 125 mi Cilegon
$511
233 km or 145 mi Pekalongan
$471
306 km or 190 mi Bandar Lampung
$368
315 km or 195 mi Semarang
$488
323 km or 201 mi Yogyakarta
$445
323 km or 201 mi Metro
$429
327 km or 203 mi Salatiga
$422
365 km or 227 mi Surakarta
$409
443 km or 275 mi Madiun
$456
500 km or 310 mi Kediri
$447
521 km or 324 mi Blitar
$440
538 km or 334 mi Prabumulih
$411
539 km or 335 mi Palembang
$390
540 km or 336 mi Mojokerto
$413
556 km or 346 mi Batu
$409
569 km or 353 mi Malang
$384
572 km or 355 mi Surabaya
$551
578 km or 359 mi Pagar Alam
$448
594 km or 369 mi Pasuruan
$457
629 km or 391 mi Probolinggo
$470
661 km or 411 mi Lubuklinggau
$443
684 km or 425 mi Bengkulu
$461
740 km or 460 mi Jambi
$444
795 km or 494 mi Pontianak
$413
837 km or 520 mi Bali
$1134
864 km or 537 mi Denpasar
$489

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1419
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2521
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1228
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1078
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$792
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1849
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1081
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1770
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$530
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$529
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$568
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$534
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1237
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1201
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1230
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$557
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$908
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$573
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1008
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$553
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$873
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$530
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$604
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$624
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$930
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$477
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$463
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$808
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$545
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$483