Delhi vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

Delhi Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$468
$1924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1206
$4530
🏠 One person rent
$187
$1170
🏘️ Family rent
$413
$2204
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$437
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.2
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$618
$4381
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
93
61
😀 Quality of life
63
90
🏙️ Population
26.5M
3.33M

The cost of living in Delhi is 76% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 8582nd and 1903rd ($468 vs $1924) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 2nd 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 1.3 months in Delhi compared to 2.3 months in Dubai. Delhi ranked 7th best city to live in India vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 4741st and 130th 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
$4.17
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.3
$65.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.04
$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$12.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$1453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$829
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$2679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$1737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.7
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.72
$97.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.14%
3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2446
$3907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$2398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$85.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.52
$9.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.05
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$8.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$3.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.74
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.32
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.99
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$4.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$72.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.68
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.94
$74.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.2
$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.8
$91.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.1
$756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1843
$11590

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$438
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$406
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$485
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$385
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$410
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$319
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$393
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$327
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$282
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$332
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$317
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$269
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$304
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$381
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$276
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$410
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$347
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$377
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$283
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$297
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$399
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$304
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$371
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$275
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$376
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$427
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$353
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$345
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$389
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$303
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$387
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$279
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$428
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$430
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$388
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$359
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$322
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$330
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$269
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$355

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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