Dubai vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dubai	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2379	$2054
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5357	$4880
🏠 One person rent	$1601	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$2918	$1862
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3975	$3539
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	65	82
😀 Quality of life	87	88
🏙️ Population	3.33M	577K

The cost of living in Dubai is 16% more expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 989th and 1702nd ($2379 vs $2054) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1506th in the United Arab Emirates and the United States, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 1.7 months in Milwaukee. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Milwaukee ranked 55th in the United States, while ranked 288th and 240th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Milwaukee

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	Dubai	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.6	$4.32
☕ Cappuccino	$6.1	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$3.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1909	$1311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1243	$979
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3782	$2332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$1469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$91.5	$61.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$1890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3507	$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.2	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.22	$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.03	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.2	$163
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$903	$1813
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13241	$24191

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1494
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2240
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1239
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1844
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$967
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$780
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1779
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1709
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$547
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$548
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$518
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$514
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1280
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1223
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1243
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$515
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$1068
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$585
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1056
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$589
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$897
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$563
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$605
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$464
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$901
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$546
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$529
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$829
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$573
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2001
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1987
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1982
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$2019
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1942
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2019
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1986
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1976
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1998
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1932
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1760
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1991
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2017
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2023
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1963
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1968
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2017
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1960
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2320
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1847
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2313
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2321
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2312
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2298
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1817
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2332
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2327
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2391
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2078
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1850
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2179
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2294
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2484
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2345
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2311
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2461
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2371
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2378