Dubai vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$1321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5467
$2809
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$810
🏘️ Family rent
$2923
$1372
🍽️ Food expenses
$473
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4153
$863
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
66
8
😀 Quality of life
90
64
🏙️ Population
3.94M
133K

The cost of living in Dubai is 87% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 947th and 4490th ($2470 vs $1321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the United Arab Emirates and Maldives, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.7 months in Male. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 184th and 5278th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Male

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Dubai Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$6.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$38.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$4.89
☕ Cappuccino
$6.41
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2083
$808
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1266
$624
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3820
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2306
$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$75.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.6
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
14.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7283
$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4305
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.5
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.4
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.8
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.6
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.7
$40.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$870
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17401
$3305

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1543
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469

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Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1387
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$342
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$291
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$261
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$243
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$260
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$268
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$372
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$329
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$278
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$582
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$683
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$335
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$597
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$479
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$467
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$381
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$477
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$259
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$342
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$315
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$290
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$313
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$418
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$312
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$538
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$330
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$274
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$332
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$283
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$379
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$522
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$265
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$507
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$294
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$303
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$318
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$322