Bangalore vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangalore Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$523
$2420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1259
$5315
🏠 One person rent
$223
$1634
🏘️ Family rent
$387
$2835
🍽️ Food expenses
$186
$459
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$266
$4093
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
76
66
😀 Quality of life
63
90
🏙️ Population
12.3M
3.94M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 78% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 8579th and 1039th ($523 vs $2420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 0.5 months in Bangalore compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Bangalore ranked 10th best city to live in India vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5518th and 203rd 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
$3.08
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.17
$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$6.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$1988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$1244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$495
$3617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$2237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.5
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.4
$94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.67%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1903
$7290
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$960
$4052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
$9.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.12
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$9.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$2.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.38
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.01
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.47
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.7
$72.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$75.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.4
$72.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.3
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$829
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4350
$16876

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Distance City Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi Tumkur
$332
96 km or 60 mi Hindupur
$347
117 km or 73 mi Madanapalle
$334
126 km or 78 mi Mysore
$349
159 km or 99 mi Salem
$297
166 km or 103 mi Vellore
$236
166 km or 103 mi Chittoor
$300
182 km or 113 mi Erode
$285
191 km or 118 mi Anantapur
$346
198 km or 123 mi Tiruppur
$344
211 km or 131 mi Tirupati
$322
212 km or 132 mi Kadapa
$367
221 km or 137 mi Proddatur
$359
230 km or 143 mi Coimbatore
$331
244 km or 151 mi Shimoga
$335
246 km or 153 mi Davanagere
$282
266 km or 166 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
269 km or 167 mi Pondicherry
$327
270 km or 168 mi Cuddalore
$306
271 km or 168 mi Malappuram
$271
273 km or 169 mi Kannur
$320
276 km or 172 mi Kozhikode
$316
286 km or 178 mi Hospet
$262
290 km or 180 mi Chennai
$430
294 km or 183 mi Dindigul
$299
295 km or 183 mi Thanjavur
$285
295 km or 183 mi Mangalore
$389
295 km or 183 mi Nandyal
$341
298 km or 185 mi Adoni
$376
303 km or 188 mi Nellore
$533
311 km or 194 mi Udupi
$273
312 km or 194 mi Thrissur
$349
321 km or 199 mi Kurnool
$338
344 km or 214 mi Madurai
$348
362 km or 225 mi Ernakulam
$350
363 km or 226 mi Kochi
$387
386 km or 240 mi Ongole
$334
390 km or 242 mi Hubli
$349
394 km or 245 mi Kottayam
$299
421 km or 261 mi Mahbubnagar
$343

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$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