Dubai vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dubai	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2420	$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5315	$2388
🏠 One person rent	$1634	$381
🏘️ Family rent	$2835	$596
🍽️ Food expenses	$459	$476
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$63.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4093	$1116
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	66	4
😀 Quality of life	90	55
🏙️ Population	3.94M	24.5K

The cost of living in Dubai is 143% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 1039th and 5701st ($2420 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Saint Vincent, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Saint Vincent comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 1.1 months in Kingstown. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Kingstown ranked 1st in Saint Vincent, while ranked 203rd and 6376th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Kingstown

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	Dubai	Kingstown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.2	$7.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.2	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.33	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$13.5	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$6.31	$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1988	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1244	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3617	$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2237	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$69.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$94	$51.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	7.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7290	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4052	$603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$1.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.52	$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.89	$3.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$4.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$4.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$9.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$3.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.2	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.08	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.5	$32.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$75.5	$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.2	$6.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$64.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$829	$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16876	$11266

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1473
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2183
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1214
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1457
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$1080
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$796
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$2014
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1135
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1923
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$545
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$541
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$575
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$545
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1309
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1109
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1192
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$563
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$931
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$575
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1037
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$565
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$823
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$547
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$627
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$761
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$928
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$489
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$523
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$465
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$487
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$813
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$565
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$492

Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$989
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1170
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1079
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1078
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1454
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1136
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1012
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1232
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$1010
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1733
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$699
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$641
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$610
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$844
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1166
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$679
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1145
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$767
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1330
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1332
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$771
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$888
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$642
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$675
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$741
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$788