Delhi vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Delhi Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$2309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1379
$5128
🏠 One person rent
$210
$1523
🏘️ Family rent
$545
$2687
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.7
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1008
$3493
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
94
64
😀 Quality of life
63
86
🏙️ Population
26.5M
3.33M

The cost of living in Delhi is 78% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 8647th and 1098th ($505 vs $2309) 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 2 months in Delhi compared to 1.5 months in Dubai. Delhi ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 4744th and 306th 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
$3.87
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$70.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.22
$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$12.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$6.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$1170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$751
$3310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$404
$2171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.68
$86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.79%
4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2366
$6006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1279
$3452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$84.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.42
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$9.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.13
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.85
$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.7
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.92
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.35
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.7
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.6
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$93.9
$779
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1972
$12682

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$445
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$391
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$533
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$383
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$275
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$351
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$280
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$328
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$288
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$319
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$303
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$292
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$284
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$325
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$252
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$360
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$371
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$375
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$299
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$358
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$397
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$371
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$395
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$286
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$430
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$339
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$379
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$396
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$378
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$299
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$373
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$268
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$329
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$500
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$368
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$393
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$406
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$407
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$310
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$360

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507