Dubai vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5467
$4959
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$1226
🏘️ Family rent
$2923
$2124
🍽️ Food expenses
$473
$547
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4153
$3456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
66
93
😀 Quality of life
90
94
🏙️ Population
3.94M
626K

The cost of living in Dubai is 17% more expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 947th and 1708th ($2470 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 86th 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 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 1.6 months in Glasgow. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 184th and 39th 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
$11.9
$22.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$6.4
☕ Cappuccino
$6.41
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2083
$1185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1266
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3820
$2085
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2306
$1681
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$320
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.6
$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7283
$4105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4305
$3087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.5
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$23.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.4
$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.8
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.6
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.7
$135
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$870
$928
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17401
$21435

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1543
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469

Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1878
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1885
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1831
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1647
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1835
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1704
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1842
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1760
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1586
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1750
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2295
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1640
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1456
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1593
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1596
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1798
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1485
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1820
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1878
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$2005
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1923
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$2236
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1806
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1943
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1820
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1784
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1777
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1778
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1523
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1872
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1554
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1646
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1834
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1791
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1404