Buenos Aires vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1207
$2420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2929
$5315
🏠 One person rent
$536
$1634
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$2835
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$459
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$799
$4093
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
79
66
😀 Quality of life
77
90
🏙️ Population
3.12M
3.94M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 50% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 4761st and 1039th ($1207 vs $2420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Argentina and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Argentina vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 1226th and 203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Dubai

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Buenos Aires Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.2
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.81
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$6.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$1.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$1988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$396
$1244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$3617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$2237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.6
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.08%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2734
$7290
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2026
$4052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.58
$9.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.43
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.7
$9.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$2.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$72.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.96
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$75.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$72.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$829
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6078
$16876

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$815
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$938
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$747
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$918
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$1017
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$901
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1021
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$653
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$863
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1055
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1062
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$587
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1050
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1111
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$1034
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$903
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$920
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$866
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$1014
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$810
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1055
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$905
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1050
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$706
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1104
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$851
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$908
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$906
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$758
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$1018
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$1028
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$927
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$947
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$904
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$1025
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$999
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$900
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$1015
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$962
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$965

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