Dubai vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Dubai Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1975
$3145
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4546
$7041
🏠 One person rent
$1193
$2011
🏘️ Family rent
$2125
$3361
🍽️ Food expenses
$451
$673
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$268
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4429
$5908
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
61
99
😀 Quality of life
88
93
🏙️ Population
3.33M
3.9M

The cost of living in Dubai is 37% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 1578th and 45th ($1975 vs $3145) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 35th 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 2.2 months in Dubai compared to 1.9 months in Los Angeles. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Los Angeles ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 174th and 44th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.1
$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.35
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$8.08
☕ Cappuccino
$6.47
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1461
$2239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$855
$1716
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2763
$3852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1616
$2934
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.1
$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
6.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4041
$9271
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2340
$6455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.04
$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.9
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$5.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.31
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.4
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.46
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.37
$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.63
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.3
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.4
$141
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.87
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$65.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$1518
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13624
$22901

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1335
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$743
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$956
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1109
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1395
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1306
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1897
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$724
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1471
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1255
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$790
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1940
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1123
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1894
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$922
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$1012
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$631
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$677
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1326
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$772
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1023
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$639
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$926
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$803
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$962
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$782
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$872
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$698
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$745
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$598
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$723
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$500
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$898
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$749
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$727
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$795
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$673
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$829
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$744
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$621

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2526
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2521
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2555
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2521
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2473
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2739
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2657
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2491
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$2761
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2467
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3165
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2501
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2483
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3511
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$2547
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2509
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2552
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$2606
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$2959
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2489
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$2816
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2404
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2518
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$2827
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$2447
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2572
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2541
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2492
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2474
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$2513
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2544
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$2451
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$2514
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2491
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2489
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3333
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2506
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$2219
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2593