Brisbane vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$2229
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$5278
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$1453
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$2877
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$3926
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
66
64
😀 Quality of life
95
88
🏙️ Population
2.36M
3.33M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 6% more expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 930th and 1218th ($2356 vs $2229) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Australia and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Australia vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 1.8 months in Dubai. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 18th and 189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Dubai

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Brisbane Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$12.1
 Cappuccino
$3.48
$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$1742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$1101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$3504
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$2351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$92.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$4930
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$2984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$84.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$11.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$3.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$5.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$4.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$67.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$64.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$720
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$14799

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1785
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1881
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2011
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2152
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1816
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1552
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1862
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1621
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1354
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1545
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1413
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1461
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1404
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1998
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1903
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1691
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2348
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2741
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1610
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1463
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1430
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1723
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2604
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1669
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1249
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1672
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1462
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1317
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1707
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1746
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1719
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2356
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1716
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1702
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1693

Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1612
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1841
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1191
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1132
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1164
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$787
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1872
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1126
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1810
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$798
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$890
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$573
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$604
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1375
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1285
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1327
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$544
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$959
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$779
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1005
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$606
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$868
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$604
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$530
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$672
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$457
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$910
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$621
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$561
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$822
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$575
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$541