Buenos Aires vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1247
$2470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3037
$5467
🏠 One person rent
$555
$1665
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$2923
🍽️ Food expenses
$463
$473
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$824
$4153
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
79
66
😀 Quality of life
77
90
🏙️ Population
3.12M
3.94M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 49% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 4647th and 947th ($1247 vs $2470) 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 1053rd and 184th 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
$17.5
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.85
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$2083
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$1266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$3820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$2306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.4
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$92.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
42.38%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$7283
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1815
$4305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25
$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.35
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$9.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.4
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$3.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$82.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.2
$75.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$13
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$870
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7057
$17401

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$859
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$955
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$788
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$929
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$970
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$914
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1003
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$693
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$909
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1020
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1035
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$610
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1001
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1082
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$979
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$920
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$928
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$872
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$998
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$853
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1001
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$920
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1008
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$733
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1048
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$863
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$927
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$920
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$784
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$984
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$977
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$939
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$948
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$923
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$972
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$961
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$923
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$959
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$945
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$948

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1543
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469