Denver vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denver Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2791
$2420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6409
$5315
🏠 One person rent
$1710
$1634
🏘️ Family rent
$2799
$2835
🍽️ Food expenses
$708
$459
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4539
$4093
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
91
66
😀 Quality of life
89
90
🏙️ Population
716K
3.94M

The cost of living in Denver is 15% more expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 432nd and 1039th ($2791 vs $2420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 365th and 1st in the United States and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check the United States vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Denver compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Denver ranked 61st best city to live in the United States vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 239th and 203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Denver vs Dubai

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Denver Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.7
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.55
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.62
$6.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$1.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1860
$1988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1468
$1244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2961
$3617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2488
$2237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.8
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65
$94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5415
$7290
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3638
$4052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.5
$83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$9.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.83
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.03
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$9.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$2.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14.7
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.44
$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.5
$72.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$168
$75.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.3
$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.4
$72.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1796
$829
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18639
$16876

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Cities near Denver

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi Wheat Ridge
$2600
10 km or 6.4 mi Englewood
$2400
11 km or 6.7 mi Lakewood
$2546
11 km or 7 mi Arvada
$2626
12 km or 7.3 mi Westminster
$2638
13 km or 8.3 mi Commerce
$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi Littleton
$2286
15 km or 9.4 mi Aurora
$2742
18 km or 11 mi Northglenn
$2667
18 km or 11 mi Thornton
$2728
20 km or 12 mi Centennial
$2540
22 km or 13 mi Highlands Ranch
$2600
22 km or 14 mi Broomfield
$2972
30 km or 19 mi Brighton
$2598
30 km or 19 mi Lafayette
$2749
31 km or 19 mi Parker
$2524
41 km or 25 mi Boulder
$2917
42 km or 26 mi Castle Rock
$2510
49 km or 31 mi Longmont
$2727
75 km or 46 mi Loveland
$2509
79 km or 49 mi Greeley
$2034
92 km or 57 mi Fort Collins
$2278
99 km or 61 mi Colorado Springs
$2451
113 km or 70 mi Security-Widefield
$2357
119 km or 74 mi Fountain
$2323
157 km or 98 mi Cheyenne
$1771
167 km or 104 mi Pueblo
$2140
182 km or 113 mi Laramie
$1920
262 km or 163 mi Scottsbluff
$1928
317 km or 197 mi Grand Junction
$2168
362 km or 225 mi Casper
$1648
376 km or 233 mi Taos
$2418
389 km or 242 mi North Platte
$1880
407 km or 253 mi Garden
$1753
412 km or 256 mi Rock Springs
$1519
426 km or 265 mi Espanola
$2220
434 km or 270 mi Farmington
$2472
461 km or 286 mi Santa Fe
$2216
463 km or 288 mi Liberal
$1748
484 km or 300 mi Dodge
$1676

Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492