Dubai vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2379
$2764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5357
$6355
🏠 One person rent
$1601
$1831
🏘️ Family rent
$2918
$3177
🍽️ Food expenses
$453
$629
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$4536
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
65
94
😀 Quality of life
87
76
🏙️ Population
3.33M
467K

The cost of living in Dubai is 14% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 989th and 379th ($2379 vs $2764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 339th 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 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Long Beach ranked 231st in the United States, while ranked 288th and 949th 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
$10.9
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.28
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.6
$6.61
☕ Cappuccino
$6.1
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1909
$2014
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1243
$1593
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3782
$3278
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2332
$2898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$94.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$91.5
$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6638
$7095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3507
$7019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.2
$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.03
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$7.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$4.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.1
$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.2
$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$903
$1510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13241
$27134

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DubaiLong Beach

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1494
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2240
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1239
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1844
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$967
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$780
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1779
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1090
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1709
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$547
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$548
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$518
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$514
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1280
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1223
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1243
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$515
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$1068
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$585
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1056
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$589
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$897
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$563
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$507
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$605
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$464
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$901
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$546
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$529
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$829
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$573
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$536

Cities near Long Beach

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2919
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2874
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2703
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$2983
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2851
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2669
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2720
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3229
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2775
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$3068
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2716
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$3022
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2788
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2662
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2899
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2817
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3640
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2786
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3162
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2735
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3238
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2781
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$3104
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2905
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2768
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2727
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2780
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2873
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3162
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2798
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3256
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2887
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2803
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$3014
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2750
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2750
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2789
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$3036
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2739
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$2683