Dubai vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2379
$3196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5357
$7594
🏠 One person rent
$1601
$2049
🏘️ Family rent
$2918
$3732
🍽️ Food expenses
$453
$709
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$4771
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
65
99
😀 Quality of life
87
93
🏙️ Population
3.33M
3.9M

The cost of living in Dubai is 26% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 989th and 80th ($2379 vs $3196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Los Angeles ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 288th and 58th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$87.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.28
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.6
$8.51
☕ Cappuccino
$6.1
$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1909
$2168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1243
$1758
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3782
$4056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2332
$3293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$91.5
$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6638
$8056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3507
$7115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.2
$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$4.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$6.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.03
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$5.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.1
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.2
$190
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$903
$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13241
$28838

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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 Los Angeles

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2902
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2739
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$3014
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2750
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3370
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2735
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2851
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3086
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$3104
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2824
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2787
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2720
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$3022
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2775
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3162
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$2758
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2669
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2662
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3573
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2789
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3256
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2919