Dubai vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2229
$1884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5278
$4264
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$1096
🏘️ Family rent
$2877
$1719
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$475
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3926
$3145
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
64
94
😀 Quality of life
88
94
🏙️ Population
3.33M
626K

The cost of living in Dubai is 18% more expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 1218th and 2103rd ($2229 vs $1884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 99th in the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dubai compared to 1.7 months in Glasgow. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 189th and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Glasgow

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Dubai Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.9
$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$8.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$5.83
 Cappuccino
$6.06
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1742
$1191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1101
$790
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3504
$1870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2351
$1271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.3
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4930
$4377
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2984
$3046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.6
$81.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$19.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.44
$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.84
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.12
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.7
$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.5
$97.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.2
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$720
$1097
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14799
$12197

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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 Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1748
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1734
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1731
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1524
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1659
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1514
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1670
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1651
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1520
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1693
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2043
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1537
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1723
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1527
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1632
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1706
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1305
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1741
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1629
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1643
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1719
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1681
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1833
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1702
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1673
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1661
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1644
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1554
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1630
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1430
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1662
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1568
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1532
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1251