Dubai vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2229
$1613
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5278
$3896
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$871
🏘️ Family rent
$2877
$1588
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$533
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$92.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3926
$3848
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
64
35
😀 Quality of life
88
67
🏙️ Population
3.33M
679K

The cost of living in Dubai is 38% more expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 1218th and 3024th ($2229 vs $1613) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2082nd in the United Arab Emirates and the United States, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dubai compared to 2.4 months in El Paso. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs El Paso ranked 1464th in the United States, while ranked 189th and 4017th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs El Paso

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Dubai El Paso
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.9
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$54.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$3.86
 Cappuccino
$6.06
$4.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1742
$796
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1101
$648
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3504
$1375
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2351
$1310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.3
$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4930
$1743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2984
$1709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.6
$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$13.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$3.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.44
$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$8.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$7.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.84
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.12
$5.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.7
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.5
$63.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.2
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$720
$729
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14799
$11022

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Cities near Dubai

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

Cities near El Paso

Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$1126
24 km or 15 mi Socorro
$1696
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1567
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1692
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$932
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1792
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1818
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$881
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1798
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$1010
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1777
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$2227
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$935
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$2165
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2213
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$924
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$1691
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$2042
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$2043
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2076
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1618
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$874
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2096
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2078
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$1833
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$2105
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$2066
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$2013
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1710
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$1927
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2324
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2340
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2341
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$2368
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$1860
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$914
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2312
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2392
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2427
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2353