Dubai vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$2365
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$5609
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$1445
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$2498
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$583
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$3421
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
66
90
😀 Quality of life
90
93
🏙️ Population
3.94M
548K

The cost of living in Dubai is 2% more expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 1039th and 1156th ($2420 vs $2365) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 33rd in the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Manchester ranked 9th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 203rd and 78th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Manchester

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Dubai Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$93.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$7.56
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$2808
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$2033
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$4797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$4525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$7.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$1658
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$21096

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492

Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862