Bangalore vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

Bangalore Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$576
$1975
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1369
$4546
🏠 One person rent
$251
$1193
🏘️ Family rent
$446
$2125
🍽️ Food expenses
$201
$451
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.5
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1489
$4429
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
73
61
😀 Quality of life
71
88
🏙️ Population
12.3M
3.33M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 71% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 7806th and 1578th ($576 vs $1975) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in India and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check India vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bangalore compared to 2.2 months in Dubai. Bangalore ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 2258th and 174th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Dubai

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Bangalore Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.63
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.16
$8.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$12.1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.13
$6.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$1461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$855
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$573
$2763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$1616
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33
$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.2
$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.59
$90.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1870
$4041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$840
$2340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$2.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.8
$81.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.69
$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.11
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$9.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$18.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$3.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$5.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.87
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.43
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.89
$3.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.2
$70.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.5
$83.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$8.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.7
$65.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.7
$94.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.2
$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2900
$13624

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Distance City Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi Tumkur
$261
96 km or 60 mi Hindupur
$323
117 km or 73 mi Madanapalle
$346
126 km or 78 mi Mysore
$325
159 km or 99 mi Salem
$346
166 km or 103 mi Vellore
$267
166 km or 103 mi Chittoor
$361
182 km or 113 mi Erode
$285
191 km or 118 mi Anantapur
$315
198 km or 123 mi Tiruppur
$295
211 km or 131 mi Tirupati
$375
212 km or 132 mi Kadapa
$346
221 km or 137 mi Proddatur
$326
230 km or 143 mi Coimbatore
$338
244 km or 151 mi Shimoga
$354
246 km or 153 mi Davanagere
$327
266 km or 166 mi Tiruchirappalli
$328
269 km or 167 mi Pondicherry
$326
270 km or 168 mi Cuddalore
$314
271 km or 168 mi Malappuram
$298
273 km or 169 mi Kannur
$299
276 km or 172 mi Kozhikode
$388
286 km or 178 mi Hospet
$333
290 km or 180 mi Chennai
$424
294 km or 183 mi Dindigul
$311
295 km or 183 mi Thanjavur
$316
295 km or 183 mi Mangalore
$365
295 km or 183 mi Nandyal
$301
298 km or 185 mi Adoni
$304
303 km or 188 mi Nellore
$392
311 km or 194 mi Udupi
$340
312 km or 194 mi Thrissur
$332
321 km or 199 mi Kurnool
$285
344 km or 214 mi Madurai
$330
362 km or 225 mi Ernakulam
$377
363 km or 226 mi Kochi
$387
386 km or 240 mi Ongole
$331
390 km or 242 mi Hubli
$343
394 km or 245 mi Kottayam
$321
421 km or 261 mi Mahbubnagar
$363

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1335
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$743
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$956
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1109
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1395
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1306
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1897
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$724
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1471
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1255
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$790
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1940
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1123
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1894
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$922
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$1012
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$631
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$677
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1326
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$772
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1023
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$639
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$926
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$803
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$962
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$782
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$872
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$698
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$745
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$598
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$723
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$500
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$898
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$749
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$727
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$795
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$673
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$829
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$744
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$621