Dubai vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Dubai Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1975
$2266
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4546
$5192
🏠 One person rent
$1193
$1266
🏘️ Family rent
$2125
$1916
🍽️ Food expenses
$451
$555
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$298
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4429
$3498
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
61
100
😀 Quality of life
88
95
🏙️ Population
3.33M
4.53M

The cost of living in Dubai is 13% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 1578th and 907th ($1975 vs $2266) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in the United Arab Emirates and Australia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dubai compared to 1.5 months in Melbourne. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Melbourne ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 174th and 19th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Melbourne

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Dubai Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.1
$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.35
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$7.82
☕ Cappuccino
$6.47
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1461
$1353
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$855
$1037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2763
$2246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1616
$1564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.1
$51.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
5.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4041
$7995
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2340
$7118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.04
$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.9
$116
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$9.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.31
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.4
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$4.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.46
$27.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.37
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.63
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.3
$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.4
$55.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.87
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$1730
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13624
$20732

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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

Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1768
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1610
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1570
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1724
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1688
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1905
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1725
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1783
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1756
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1843
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1662
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1367
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1713
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1423
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1541
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1287
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1423
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1481
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1612
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1411
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2267
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1530
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1722
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$1656
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1486
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1529
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1520
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2153
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1668
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1520
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2039
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1836
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2564
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$1969
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1770
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1888
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1923
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1711
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1360