Dubai vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Dubai Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1975
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4546
$2976
🏠 One person rent
$1193
$538
🏘️ Family rent
$2125
$1195
🍽️ Food expenses
$451
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4429
$652
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
61
41
😀 Quality of life
88
55
🏙️ Population
3.33M
580K

The cost of living in Dubai is 70% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 1578th and 4439th ($1975 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Jamaica, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dubai compared to 0.6 months in Kingston. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 174th and 5905th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Kingston

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Dubai Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.1
$45
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.35
$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$6.47
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1461
$596
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$855
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2763
$1404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1616
$906
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$94.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.1
$44.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
8.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4041
$2400
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2340
$1891
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.04
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.9
$35.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$3.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$6.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$7.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.31
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.4
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.46
$9.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.37
$3.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.63
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.3
$60.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.4
$26
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.87
$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$37.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13624
$2180

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1335
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$743
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$956
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1109
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1395
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1306
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1897
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$724
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1471
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1255
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$790
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1940
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1123
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1894
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$922
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$1012
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$631
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$677
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1326
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$772
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1023
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$639
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$926
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$803
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$962
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$782
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$872
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$698
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$745
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$598
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$723
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$500
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$898
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$749
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$727
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$795
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$673
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$829
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$744
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$621

Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$892
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$771
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$932
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$689
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$769
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$860
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$649
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$981
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$963
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1366
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2387
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1234
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2790
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1874
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1603
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$916
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1745
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1821
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$507
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$510
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1681
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1540
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$511
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$523
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$530
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$540
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1485
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$520
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$525
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1453
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3255
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1388
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$513
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$507
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1197
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1113
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$740
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$734
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$1059
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$755