Dubai vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$2681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$6051
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$1825
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$3146
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$592
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$4933
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
64
94
😀 Quality of life
86
77
🏙️ Population
3.33M
467K

The cost of living in Dubai is 14% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 1098th and 464th ($2309 vs $2681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 406th 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 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 1.8 months in Long Beach. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Long Beach ranked 181st in the United States, while ranked 306th and 769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Long Beach

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Dubai Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$6.81
☕ Cappuccino
$6.12
$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$1953
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$1605
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$3294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$2861
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$7038
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$1485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$21877

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507

Cities near Long Beach

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2754
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2817
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2598
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$2845
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2709
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2552
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2572
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$2984
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2681
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$2938
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2570
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$2866
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2633
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2569
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2834
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2761
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3603
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2612
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3054
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2354
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3112
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2708
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$2861
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2804
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2604
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2561
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2685
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2720
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3087
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2652
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3065
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2682
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2673
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$2831
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2629
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2638
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2673
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$2959
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2675
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$2614