Delhi vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Delhi Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$484
$2229
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1290
$5278
🏠 One person rent
$192
$1453
🏘️ Family rent
$454
$2877
🍽️ Food expenses
$184
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1050
$3926
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
94
64
😀 Quality of life
66
88
🏙️ Population
26.5M
3.33M

The cost of living in Delhi is 78% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 8607th and 1218th ($484 vs $2229) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 2.2 months in Delhi compared to 1.8 months in Dubai. Delhi ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 4314th and 189th 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
$3.8
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.3
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$12.1
 Cappuccino
$2.16
$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$1742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$1101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$649
$3504
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$2351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.8
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.84
$92.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.01%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3155
$4930
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$2984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.1
$84.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.08
$11.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.07
$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$3.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.14
$5.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.84
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$4.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.9
$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.68
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$67.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.91
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.9
$64.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.9
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.2
$720
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2174
$14799

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$458
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$423
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$522
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$408
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$371
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$362
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$343
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$357
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$288
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$337
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$321
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$296
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$255
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$352
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$250
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$361
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$379
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$374
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$342
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$365
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$401
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$375
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$392
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$282
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$448
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$433
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$400
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$414
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$394
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$336
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$435
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$291
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$301
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$508
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$370
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$374
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$386
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$399
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$290
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$338

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1612
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1841
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1191
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1132
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1164
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$787
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1872
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1126
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1810
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$798
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$890
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$573
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$604
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1375
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1285
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1327
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$544
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$959
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$779
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1005
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$606
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$868
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$604
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$530
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$672
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$457
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$910
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$621
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$561
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$822
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$575
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$541