Dubai vs Gujranwala - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dubai	Gujranwala
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2379	$308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5357	$744
🏠 One person rent	$1601	$103
🏘️ Family rent	$2918	$162
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$122
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$39.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3975	$182
😷 Air quality	Bad	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	65	43
😀 Quality of life	87	26
🏙️ Population	3.33M	2.03M

The cost of living in Dubai is 673% more expensive than in Gujranwala. Cities ranked 989th and 9184th ($2379 vs $308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th in the United Arab Emirates and Pakistan, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.6 months in Gujranwala. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Gujranwala ranked 9th in Pakistan, while ranked 288th and 8475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Gujranwala

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	Dubai	Gujranwala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$12.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.6	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$6.1	$1.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$0.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1909	$54.6
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1243	$35
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3782	$106
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$61.5
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$76
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$91.5	$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	20.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$783
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3507	$590
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.2	$8.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.22	$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$5.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$2.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$4.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$0.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$2.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.03	$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$1.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$1.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$0.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$0.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$6.38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$2.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.2	$9.03
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$2.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$12.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$903	$16.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13241	$850

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1494
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2240
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1239
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1844
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$967
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$780
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1779
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1709
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$547
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$548
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$518
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$514
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1280
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1223
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1243
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$515
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$1068
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$585
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1056
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$589
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$897
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$563
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$605
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$464
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$901
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$546
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$529
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$829
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$573
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Gujranwala

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Kamoke	$321
48 km or 30 mi	Hafizabad	$380
48 km or 30 mi	Gujrat	$373
51 km or 32 mi	Sialkot	$281
52 km or 32 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
68 km or 43 mi	Lahore	$411
80 km or 50 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
86 km or 54 mi	Amritsar	$383
90 km or 56 mi	Jammu	$287
117 km or 72 mi	Mirpur	$354
123 km or 76 mi	Chiniot	$389
132 km or 82 mi	Faisalabad	$306
139 km or 86 mi	Pathankot	$355
143 km or 89 mi	Sargodha	$458
149 km or 93 mi	Sahiwal	$305
161 km or 100 mi	Jalandhar	$358
164 km or 102 mi	Okara	$300
180 km or 112 mi	Gojra	$342
192 km or 119 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
202 km or 125 mi	Jhang	$292
203 km or 126 mi	Islamabad	$442
210 km or 130 mi	Ludhiana	$441
223 km or 139 mi	Srinagar	$354
228 km or 142 mi	Baramulla	$273
230 km or 143 mi	Wah	$382
264 km or 164 mi	Burewala	$356
292 km or 181 mi	Patiala	$365
293 km or 182 mi	Chandigarh	$369
297 km or 184 mi	Khanewal	$361
302 km or 188 mi	Kohat	$379
304 km or 189 mi	Mardan	$366
306 km or 190 mi	Shimla	$272
324 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$346
337 km or 209 mi	Mingora	$364
341 km or 212 mi	Multan	$392
365 km or 227 mi	Hisar	$251
389 km or 242 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
402 km or 250 mi	Saharanpur	$283
411 km or 255 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwani	$321