Canberra vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Canberra	Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2019	$2514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4571	$5509
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$1723
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$3020
🍽️ Food expenses	$519	$455
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3565	$4067
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	30	65
😀 Quality of life	86	91
🏙️ Population	381K	3.94M

The cost of living in Canberra is 20% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 1949th and 848th ($2019 vs $2514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th 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 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 1.6 months in Dubai. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 413th and 158th 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	$14.3	$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.8	$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.5	$9.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.6	$12.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$2095
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$1336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2461	$3716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1543	$2461
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$96.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.01%	4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7420	$7516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4762	$3977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.28	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$86.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.15	$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.8	$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.44	$5.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.5	$81.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.7	$77.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.9	$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1751	$857
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13305	$15029

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1678
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1580
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1568
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1364
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1599
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2292
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1888
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2640
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2181
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1667
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1747
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1662
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1839
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1813
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1725
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1706
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1736
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1681
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1362
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2308
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1768
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1728
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1738
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1673
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2058
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1464
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1184
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1771
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1786
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1660
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2127
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1639

Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1419
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2521
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1228
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1449
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$1078
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$792
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1849
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1081
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1770
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$530
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$529
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$568
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$534
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1237
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1201
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1230
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$557
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$908
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$573
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1008
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$553
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$873
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$530
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$624
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$761
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$930
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$477
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$503
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$453
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$463
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$808
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$545
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$483