Dubai vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2229
$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5278
$2006
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$2877
$501
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$95.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3926
$789
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
64
30
😀 Quality of life
88
41
🏙️ Population
3.33M
1.58M

The cost of living in Dubai is 174% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 1218th and 6346th ($2229 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 96th in the United Arab Emirates and Mexico, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dubai compared to 1 months in Leon. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Leon ranked 45th in Mexico, while ranked 189th and 7030th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Leon

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Dubai Leon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.9
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$7.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$2.15
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$5.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1742
$361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1101
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3504
$796
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2351
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$26.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$41.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.3
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4930
$465
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2984
$590
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.6
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$8.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.44
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$8.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$9.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$4.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$5.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.84
$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.12
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.7
$36.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.5
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.2
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$77
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$720
$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14799
$3169

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1612
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1841
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1191
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1132
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1164
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$787
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1872
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1126
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1810
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$798
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$890
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$573
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$604
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1375
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1285
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1327
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$544
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$959
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$779
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1005
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$606
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$868
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$604
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$530
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$672
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$457
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$910
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$621
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$561
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$822
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$575
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$541

Cities near Leon

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$818
33 km or 20 mi Silao
$912
37 km or 23 mi Lagos de Moreno
$846
45 km or 28 mi Guanajuato
$1076
60 km or 38 mi Irapuato
$763
79 km or 49 mi Salamanca
$707
100 km or 62 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
103 km or 64 mi Cortazar
$774
106 km or 66 mi Aguascalientes
$818
111 km or 69 mi Celaya
$682
116 km or 72 mi Yuriria
$812
131 km or 81 mi La Barca
$873
136 km or 84 mi San Luis Potosi
$984
141 km or 88 mi Zamora
$865
145 km or 90 mi Zacapu
$881
147 km or 91 mi Queretaro
$996
166 km or 103 mi Morelia
$765
176 km or 110 mi Rioverde
$915
178 km or 110 mi Tlaquepaque
$785
180 km or 112 mi Guadalajara
$1035
183 km or 114 mi Zapopan
$1217
193 km or 120 mi Uruapan
$789
193 km or 120 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
206 km or 128 mi Zacatecas
$630
236 km or 147 mi Apatzingan
$830
243 km or 151 mi Ciudad Guzman
$867
251 km or 156 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
259 km or 161 mi Fresnillo
$784
292 km or 181 mi Ciudad Valles
$879
293 km or 182 mi Toluca
$781
299 km or 186 mi Colima
$672
305 km or 189 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
307 km or 190 mi Zumpango
$875
307 km or 191 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
309 km or 192 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
310 km or 193 mi Tultepec
$861
313 km or 195 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
314 km or 195 mi Naucalpan
$905
318 km or 197 mi Autlan
$854
322 km or 200 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904