Dubai vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$2328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5467
$5536
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$1313
🏘️ Family rent
$2923
$2292
🍽️ Food expenses
$473
$641
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4153
$2255
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
66
98
😀 Quality of life
90
88
🏙️ Population
3.94M
1.35M

The cost of living in Dubai is 6% more expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 947th and 1228th ($2470 vs $2328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Italy, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 1 months in Milan. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Milan ranked 2nd in Italy, while ranked 184th and 276th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Milan

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Dubai Milan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$7.24
☕ Cappuccino
$6.41
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$3.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2083
$1459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1266
$1060
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3820
$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2306
$1894
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.6
$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7283
$11130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4305
$5384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$2.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.5
$43.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$5.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$22.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$23.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$5.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$7.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.4
$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.8
$83.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.6
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.7
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$870
$898
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17401
$19884

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Cities near Dubai

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

Cities near Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1803
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1706
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1808
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1330
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1624
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1725
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1716
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1479
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1757
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1426
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1271
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1497
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1479
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1591
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1563
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1556
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1320
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2763
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1429
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1394
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1335
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1893
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3160
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1226
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1320
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1620
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1613
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1659
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1586
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1578
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1724
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1488
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1673
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2850
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1565
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1607
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1386
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1665
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1653