Canberra vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

Canberra Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2217
$1924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4997
$4530
🏠 One person rent
$1374
$1170
🏘️ Family rent
$2181
$2204
🍽️ Food expenses
$576
$437
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3272
$4381
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
30
61
😀 Quality of life
82
90
🏙️ Population
381K
3.33M

The cost of living in Canberra is 15% more expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 363rd and 1903rd ($2217 vs $1924) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd 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 Canberra compared to 2.3 months in Dubai. Canberra ranked 12th best city to live in Australia vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 286th and 130th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Dubai

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Canberra Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.2
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.2
$65.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.71
$12.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1364
$1453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1137
$829
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2378
$2679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1803
$1737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.9
$97.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.24%
3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6532
$3907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5225
$2398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.77
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$85.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$9.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.33
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.7
$8.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.15
$3.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.3
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.64
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$4.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.5
$72.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.8
$74.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.7
$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$91.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1719
$756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14076
$11590

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$1607
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$1445
187 km or 116 mi Wollongong
$1544
212 km or 132 mi Bathurst
$1540
223 km or 139 mi Orange
$1572
235 km or 146 mi Blacktown
$1562
238 km or 148 mi Parramatta
$1873
243 km or 151 mi Kellyville
$1719
247 km or 154 mi Sydney
$2397
261 km or 162 mi Dee Why
$2043
303 km or 188 mi Griffith
$1650
341 km or 212 mi Dubbo
$1502
357 km or 222 mi Shepparton
$1381
358 km or 222 mi Newcastle
$1778
397 km or 246 mi Traralgon
$1659
448 km or 278 mi Pakenham
$1659
454 km or 282 mi Berwick
$1561
459 km or 285 mi Dandenong
$1510
464 km or 288 mi Cranbourne
$1598
466 km or 289 mi South Yarra
$1747
466 km or 290 mi Bendigo
$1105
466 km or 290 mi Melbourne
$2154
470 km or 292 mi Sunbury
$1660
477 km or 297 mi Frankston
$1940
485 km or 302 mi Melton
$1654
488 km or 303 mi Tarneit
$1613
489 km or 304 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1583
531 km or 330 mi Geelong
$1764
535 km or 332 mi Ballarat
$1696
554 km or 344 mi Port Macquarie
$1982
583 km or 362 mi Armidale
$1663
649 km or 403 mi Mildura
$1563
669 km or 415 mi Coffs Harbour
$1361
684 km or 425 mi Warrnambool
$1557
698 km or 434 mi Devonport
$1615
706 km or 438 mi Launceston
$1441
796 km or 495 mi Mount Gambier
$1175
852 km or 529 mi Byron Bay
$2193
858 km or 533 mi Hobart
$1674
902 km or 560 mi Toowoomba
$1621

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1343
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1129
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1020
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1096
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1362
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1260
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$799
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1964
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1150
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1797
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$688
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$968
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$689
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$693
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1277
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1245
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1277
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$688
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$952
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$987
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$947
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$880
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$690
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$691
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$687
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$657
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$907
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$686
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$687
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$785
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$650
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$863
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$837
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$686