Dubai vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2229
$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5278
$2919
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$835
🏘️ Family rent
$2877
$1638
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$35.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3926
$1041
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
64
7
😀 Quality of life
88
63
🏙️ Population
3.33M
133K

The cost of living in Dubai is 74% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 1218th and 4218th ($2229 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.8 months in Dubai compared to 0.8 months in Male. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 189th and 4858th 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
$9.9
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$3.08
 Cappuccino
$6.06
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1742
$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1101
$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3504
$1667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2351
$1337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.3
$106
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4930
$2469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2984
$1990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.6
$21.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$14.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.44
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$7.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.84
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.12
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.7
$73.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.5
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.2
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$720
$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14799
$3438

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1612
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1841
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1191
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1132
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1164
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$787
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1872
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1126
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1810
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$798
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$890
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$573
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$604
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1375
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1285
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1327
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$544
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$959
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$779
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1005
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$606
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$868
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$604
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$530
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$672
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$457
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$910
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$621
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$561
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$822
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$575
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$541

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Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1207
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$347
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$295
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$279
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$255
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$284
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$348
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$391
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$358
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$304
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$507
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$582
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$302
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$462
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$345
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$406
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$465
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$469
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$325
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$309
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$391
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$341
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$358
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$409
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$337
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$533
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$327
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$319
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$357
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$321
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$328
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$424
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$523
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$379
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$585
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$326
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$399
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$417
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$339