Bandung vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandung Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$502
$2470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1227
$5467
🏠 One person rent
$210
$1665
🏘️ Family rent
$338
$2923
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$473
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.5
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$284
$4153
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
80
66
😀 Quality of life
62
90
🏙️ Population
2.88M
3.94M

The cost of living in Bandung is 80% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 8655th and 947th ($502 vs $2470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th 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 0.6 months in Bandung compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Bandung ranked 6th best city to live in Indonesia vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5685th and 184th 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
$1.4
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.49
$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.4
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.47
$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$2083
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$1266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$3820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$2306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$92.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.76%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$732
$7283
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$306
$4305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.5
$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.1
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$9.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.6
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$2.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.73
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.58
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.84
$3.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.7
$82.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.84
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$75.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.66
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.8
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.5
$870
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8368
$17401

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$468
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$551
82 km or 51 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
93 km or 58 mi Bogor
$466
101 km or 63 mi Bekasi
$515
103 km or 64 mi Depok
$376
113 km or 70 mi Cirebon
$494
114 km or 71 mi Jakarta
$627
116 km or 72 mi Banjar
$458
119 km or 74 mi South Tangerang
$516
134 km or 83 mi Tangerang
$552
173 km or 108 mi Tegal
$457
181 km or 113 mi Cilacap
$446
182 km or 113 mi Serang
$472
202 km or 125 mi Cilegon
$469
233 km or 145 mi Pekalongan
$452
306 km or 190 mi Bandar Lampung
$345
315 km or 195 mi Semarang
$490
323 km or 201 mi Yogyakarta
$436
323 km or 201 mi Metro
$424
327 km or 203 mi Salatiga
$400
365 km or 227 mi Surakarta
$381
443 km or 275 mi Madiun
$419
500 km or 310 mi Kediri
$428
521 km or 324 mi Blitar
$416
538 km or 334 mi Prabumulih
$393
539 km or 335 mi Palembang
$371
540 km or 336 mi Mojokerto
$402
556 km or 346 mi Batu
$386
569 km or 353 mi Malang
$358
572 km or 355 mi Surabaya
$520
578 km or 359 mi Pagar Alam
$428
594 km or 369 mi Pasuruan
$437
629 km or 391 mi Probolinggo
$450
661 km or 411 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
684 km or 425 mi Bengkulu
$438
740 km or 460 mi Jambi
$417
795 km or 494 mi Pontianak
$419
837 km or 520 mi Bali
$1115
864 km or 537 mi Denpasar
$493

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$1543
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469