Dubai vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2229
$1998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5278
$4556
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$1204
🏘️ Family rent
$2877
$1870
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$491
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3926
$2742
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
64
91
😀 Quality of life
88
91
🏙️ Population
3.33M
548K

The cost of living in Dubai is 12% more expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 1218th and 1798th ($2229 vs $1998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 57th 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 1.8 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 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 189th and 110th 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
$9.9
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$9.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$6.11
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1742
$1274
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1101
$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3504
$2104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2351
$1386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.3
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4930
$5073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2984
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.6
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.44
$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.84
$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.12
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.7
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.5
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.2
$82.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$720
$1559
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14799
$13845

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Cities near Dubai

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

Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629