Delhi vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Delhi Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$510
$2379
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1263
$5357
🏠 One person rent
$221
$1601
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$2918
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$453
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.4
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$769
$3975
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
94
65
😀 Quality of life
61
87
🏙️ Population
26.5M
3.33M

The cost of living in Delhi is 79% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 8558th and 989th ($510 vs $2379) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in India and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check India vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Delhi compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Delhi ranked 9th best city to live in India vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5071st and 288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Delhi vs Dubai

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Delhi Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.47
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.89
$9.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$12.6
 Cappuccino
$2.15
$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$1909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$1243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$3782
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$2332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.3
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.53
$91.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.79%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2062
$6638
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1179
$3507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$86.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.66
$10.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$3.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$9.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.29
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.8
$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.59
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$77.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.18
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.6
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$91.5
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1949
$13241

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Cities near Delhi

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$425
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$386
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$536
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$368
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$274
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$342
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$265
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$321
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$283
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$307
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$289
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$292
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$283
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$309
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$251
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$353
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$349
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$372
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$288
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$365
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$369
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$350
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$376
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$272
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$441
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$328
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$370
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$384
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$358
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$279
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$368
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$297
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$383
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$339
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$366
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$411
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$355
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$300
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$340

Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1494
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2240
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1239
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1844
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$967
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$780
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1779
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1090
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1709
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$547
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$548
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$518
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$514
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1280
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1223
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1243
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$515
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$1068
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$585
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1056
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$589
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$897
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$563
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$507
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$605
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$464
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$901
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$546
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$529
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$829
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$573
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$536