Bandung vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandung Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$536
$2420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1297
$5315
🏠 One person rent
$226
$1634
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$2835
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$459
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.4
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$275
$4093
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
80
66
😀 Quality of life
61
90
🏙️ Population
2.88M
3.94M

The cost of living in Bandung is 78% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 8495th and 1039th ($536 vs $2420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st 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 1.7 months in Dubai. Bandung ranked 8th best city to live in Indonesia vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5820th and 203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandung vs Dubai

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Bandung Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.49
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.95
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.55
$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$6.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$213
$1988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$1244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$375
$3617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$283
$2237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.8
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.34%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$776
$7290
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$345
$4052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.62
$9.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$9.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.54
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.8
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$2.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.85
$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.57
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.71
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.2
$72.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$75.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.91
$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.7
$72.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.5
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.6
$829
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8600
$16876

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$502
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$551
82 km or 51 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
93 km or 58 mi Bogor
$467
101 km or 63 mi Bekasi
$556
103 km or 64 mi Depok
$391
113 km or 70 mi Cirebon
$515
114 km or 71 mi Jakarta
$684
116 km or 72 mi Banjar
$478
119 km or 74 mi South Tangerang
$536
134 km or 83 mi Tangerang
$609
173 km or 108 mi Tegal
$478
181 km or 113 mi Cilacap
$470
182 km or 113 mi Serang
$488
202 km or 125 mi Cilegon
$487
233 km or 145 mi Pekalongan
$474
306 km or 190 mi Bandar Lampung
$362
315 km or 195 mi Semarang
$499
323 km or 201 mi Yogyakarta
$445
323 km or 201 mi Metro
$417
327 km or 203 mi Salatiga
$424
365 km or 227 mi Surakarta
$405
443 km or 275 mi Madiun
$445
500 km or 310 mi Kediri
$453
521 km or 324 mi Blitar
$439
538 km or 334 mi Prabumulih
$405
539 km or 335 mi Palembang
$388
540 km or 336 mi Mojokerto
$419
556 km or 346 mi Batu
$408
569 km or 353 mi Malang
$379
572 km or 355 mi Surabaya
$549
578 km or 359 mi Pagar Alam
$439
594 km or 369 mi Pasuruan
$459
629 km or 391 mi Probolinggo
$476
661 km or 411 mi Lubuklinggau
$438
684 km or 425 mi Bengkulu
$456
740 km or 460 mi Jambi
$439
795 km or 494 mi Pontianak
$411
837 km or 520 mi Bali
$1175
864 km or 537 mi Denpasar
$496

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$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