Delhi vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Delhi Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$479
$2470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1142
$5467
🏠 One person rent
$192
$1665
🏘️ Family rent
$333
$2923
🍽️ Food expenses
$183
$473
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.4
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$282
$4153
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
94
66
😀 Quality of life
62
90
🏙️ Population
26.5M
3.94M

The cost of living in Delhi is 81% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 8767th and 947th ($479 vs $2470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 0.6 months in Delhi compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Delhi ranked 7th best city to live in India vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5583rd and 184th 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
$4.69
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.1
$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$2083
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$1266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$3820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$248
$2306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.3
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.9
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.45
$92.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.98%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2347
$7283
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$969
$4305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.1
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$9.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.46
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.45
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.08
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.7
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$3.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.9
$82.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.26
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.8
$75.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.37
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.7
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.3
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.1
$870
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1844
$17401

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$404
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$368
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$509
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$344
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$256
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$335
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$239
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$326
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$286
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$284
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$245
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$276
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$270
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$273
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$256
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$352
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$369
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$395
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$271
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$334
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$379
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$311
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$384
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$252
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$391
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$339
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$330
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$348
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$346
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$260
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$299
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$279
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$308
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$397
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$309
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$326
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$450
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$371
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$340
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$316

Cities near Dubai

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