Boston vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3638
$2420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8082
$5315
🏠 One person rent
$2543
$1634
🏘️ Family rent
$4126
$2835
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$459
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6556
$4093
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
100
66
😀 Quality of life
92
90
🏙️ Population
676K
3.94M

The cost of living in Boston is 50% more expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 30th and 1039th ($3638 vs $2420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1st in the United States and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check the United States vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Boston compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Boston ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 94th and 203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Dubai

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Boston Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$6.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2878
$1988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2181
$1244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5280
$3617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3456
$2237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11142
$7290
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6207
$4052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$9.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.6
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$2.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$72.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$190
$75.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.6
$72.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2835
$829
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26679
$16876

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3830
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3097
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3650
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2960
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3140
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2981
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3000
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2691
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3017
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2944
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2966
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2870
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3006
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2845
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2862
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2839
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3186
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2823
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2870
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2762
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2714
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2921
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2837
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2771
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2808
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2980
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2986
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2786
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2939
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2405
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2803
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2859
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2894
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3006
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2629
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2854
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2871
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2867
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2852

Cities near Dubai

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