Bangalore vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Bangalore | Dubai | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Bangalore is 74% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 7797th and 1218th ($585 vs $2229) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 2.5 months in Bangalore compared to 1.8 months in Dubai. Bangalore ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 2674th and 189th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 96 km or 60 mi | Hindupur | |
| 117 km or 73 mi | Madanapalle | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Mysore | |
| 159 km or 99 mi | Salem | |
| 166 km or 103 mi | Vellore | |
| 166 km or 103 mi | Chittoor | |
| 182 km or 113 mi | Erode | |
| 191 km or 118 mi | Anantapur | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Tiruppur | |
| 211 km or 131 mi | Tirupati | |
| 212 km or 132 mi | Kadapa | |
| 221 km or 137 mi | Proddatur | |
| 230 km or 143 mi | Coimbatore | |
| 244 km or 151 mi | Shimoga | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Davanagere | |
| 266 km or 166 mi | Tiruchirappalli | |
| 269 km or 167 mi | Pondicherry | |
| 270 km or 168 mi | Cuddalore | |
| 271 km or 168 mi | Malappuram | |
| 273 km or 169 mi | Kannur | |
| 276 km or 172 mi | Kozhikode | |
| 286 km or 178 mi | Hospet | |
| 290 km or 180 mi | Chennai | |
| 294 km or 183 mi | Dindigul | |
| 295 km or 183 mi | Thanjavur | |
| 295 km or 183 mi | Mangalore | |
| 295 km or 183 mi | Nandyal | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Adoni | |
| 303 km or 188 mi | Nellore | |
| 311 km or 194 mi | Udupi | |
| 312 km or 194 mi | Thrissur | |
| 321 km or 199 mi | Kurnool | |
| 344 km or 214 mi | Madurai | |
| 362 km or 225 mi | Ernakulam | |
| 363 km or 226 mi | Kochi | |
| 386 km or 240 mi | Ongole | |
| 390 km or 242 mi | Hubli | |
| 394 km or 245 mi | Kottayam | |
| 421 km or 261 mi | Mahbubnagar |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 13 km or 8 mi |  Sharjah | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Ajman | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | Umm al-Quwain | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Fujairah | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Ras al-Khaimah | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Al Ain | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Abu Dhabi | |
| 234 km or 146 mi |  Bandar Abbas | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Madinat Zayed | |
| 339 km or 211 mi |  Seeb | |
| 344 km or 214 mi | Nizwa | |
| 380 km or 236 mi |  Doha | |
| 380 km or 236 mi | Muscat | |
| 385 km or 239 mi | Al Khor | |
| 399 km or 248 mi | Jahrom | |
| 440 km or 273 mi | Fasa | |
| 449 km or 279 mi | Jiroft | |
| 466 km or 290 mi | Sirjan | |
| 485 km or 301 mi |  Manama | |
| 486 km or 302 mi | Riffa | |
| 487 km or 303 mi | Isa Town | |
| 523 km or 325 mi | Bam | |
| 528 km or 328 mi |  Dhahran | |
| 534 km or 332 mi | Chabahar | |
| 537 km or 334 mi | Dammam | |
| 554 km or 345 mi | Shiraz | |
| 560 km or 348 mi | Qatif | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Al-Mubarraz | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Marvdasht | |
| 574 km or 357 mi | Rafsanjan | |
| 578 km or 359 mi | Iranshahr | |
| 584 km or 363 mi | Kerman | |
| 595 km or 370 mi | Jubail | |
| 601 km or 373 mi | Borazjan | |
| 603 km or 375 mi | Kazerun | |
| 604 km or 375 mi | Bushehr | |
| 703 km or 437 mi | Yasuj | |
| 721 km or 448 mi | Zahedan | |
| 743 km or 461 mi | Yazd | |
| 773 km or 481 mi | Behbahan |