Dubai vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dubai	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2470	$2405
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5467	$5527
🏠 One person rent	$1665	$1478
🏘️ Family rent	$2923	$2331
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$4390
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	66	70
😀 Quality of life	90	89
🏙️ Population	3.94M	888K

The cost of living in Dubai is 3% more expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 947th and 1079th ($2470 vs $2405) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 928th 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 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 1.8 months in Indianapolis. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Indianapolis ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 184th and 237th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dubai	Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.6	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$13.5	$6.99
☕ Cappuccino	$6.41	$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$3.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2083	$1535
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$1207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3820	$2597
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2306	$1915
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$222	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$92.6	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.56%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7283	$2599
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4305	$1872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.5	$60.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.4	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$4.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.13	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.4	$5.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.8	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$75.6	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.7	$57
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$870	$1743
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17401	$24177

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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 Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2088
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1968
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2060
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1919
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2065
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2035
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$2018
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2045
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1860
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1974
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1706
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1813
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2100
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1722
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1508
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2006
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1868
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1913
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1877
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1575
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1913
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1967
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1984
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$2002
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1617
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1942
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2051
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1933
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2392
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1900
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1827
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2126
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1897
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1898
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1746
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1836
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1855
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1894
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1843
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1908