Canberra vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canberra Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2049
$2512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4563
$5425
🏠 One person rent
$1259
$1724
🏘️ Family rent
$1916
$2960
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3539
$3933
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
30
65
😀 Quality of life
85
90
🏙️ Population
381K
3.94M

The cost of living in Canberra is 18% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 1878th and 846th ($2049 vs $2512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 1.7 months in Canberra compared to 1.6 months in Dubai. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 402nd and 159th 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
$14.5
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.1
$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.55
$9.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$12.5
 Cappuccino
$3.3
$5.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1375
$2105
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1014
$1334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2250
$3796
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1529
$2360
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.8
$99.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7236
$7433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4835
$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.24
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$107
$84.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$9.14
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.18
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.35
$3.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.12
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.5
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.78
$2.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.1
$6.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.1
$83.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$76.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.7
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.7
$74.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1747
$825
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13277
$14456

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Distance City Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi Goulburn
$1654
161 km or 100 mi Wagga Wagga
$1479
187 km or 116 mi Wollongong
$1457
212 km or 132 mi Bathurst
$1578
223 km or 139 mi Orange
$1507
235 km or 146 mi Blacktown
$1617
238 km or 148 mi Parramatta
$2313
243 km or 151 mi Kellyville
$1879
247 km or 154 mi Sydney
$2619
261 km or 162 mi Dee Why
$2160
303 km or 188 mi Griffith
$1659
341 km or 212 mi Dubbo
$1758
357 km or 222 mi Shepparton
$1671
358 km or 222 mi Newcastle
$1829
397 km or 246 mi Traralgon
$1806
448 km or 278 mi Pakenham
$1710
454 km or 282 mi Berwick
$1701
459 km or 285 mi Dandenong
$1724
464 km or 288 mi Cranbourne
$1656
466 km or 289 mi South Yarra
$1688
466 km or 290 mi Bendigo
$1341
466 km or 290 mi Melbourne
$2297
470 km or 292 mi Sunbury
$1759
477 km or 297 mi Frankston
$1712
485 km or 302 mi Melton
$1739
488 km or 303 mi Tarneit
$1683
489 km or 304 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1705
531 km or 330 mi Geelong
$2043
535 km or 332 mi Ballarat
$1421
554 km or 344 mi Port Macquarie
$1613
583 km or 362 mi Armidale
$1187
649 km or 403 mi Mildura
$1766
669 km or 415 mi Coffs Harbour
$1989
684 km or 425 mi Warrnambool
$1690
698 km or 434 mi Devonport
$1786
706 km or 438 mi Launceston
$1703
796 km or 495 mi Mount Gambier
$1759
852 km or 529 mi Byron Bay
$1840
858 km or 533 mi Hobart
$2146
902 km or 560 mi Toowoomba
$1553

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1383
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2504
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1081
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1215
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1455
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1450
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1915
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$631
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1713
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$995
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$794
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1762
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1116
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1688
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$537
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$537
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$530
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$515
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1240
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1205
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$524
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$1063
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$578
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1055
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$564
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$893
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$541
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$527
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$604
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$536
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$913
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$521
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$464
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$515
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$807
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$567
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$493