Dubai vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dubai	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2470	$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5467	$2391
🏠 One person rent	$1665	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$2923	$598
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$475
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$1067
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	66	4
😀 Quality of life	90	54
🏙️ Population	3.94M	24.5K

The cost of living in Dubai is 148% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 947th and 5614th ($2470 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 184th and 6384th 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	$11.9	$7.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.6	$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$13.5	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$6.41	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2083	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3820	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2306	$481
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$44.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$222	$69.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$92.6	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.56%	7.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7283	$602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4305	$599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$1.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.5	$50.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$3.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$4.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.4	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$9.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$5.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.13	$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.4	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.8	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$75.6	$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$6.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.7	$64.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$73.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$870	$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17401	$10636

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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 Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1005
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1178
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1083
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1083
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1453
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1138
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1010
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1223
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$1039
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1718
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$707
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$645
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$613
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$830
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1143
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$680
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1114
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$772
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1330
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1327
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$773
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$873
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$650
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$685
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$752
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$793