Dubai vs Moroni - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dubai	Moroni
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2514	$1207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5509	$2774
🏠 One person rent	$1723	$734
🏘️ Family rent	$3020	$1254
🍽️ Food expenses	$455	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$31.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4067	$159
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	65	1
😀 Quality of life	91	14
🏙️ Population	3.94M	74.7K

The cost of living in Dubai is 108% more expensive than in Moroni. Cities ranked 848th and 4688th ($2514 vs $1207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Comoros, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Comoros comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Dubai compared to 0.1 months in Moroni. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Moroni ranked 1st in Comoros, while ranked 158th and 9206th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Moroni

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	Dubai	Moroni
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.3	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.2	$19.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.32	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.9	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2095	$673
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1336	$566
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3716	$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2461	$1027
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$96.1	$75.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.52%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7516	$1624
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3977	$1381
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.3	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.15	$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$4.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$4.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$5.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.12	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.73	$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.6	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$6.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.7	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.82	$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.3	$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$857	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15029	$14597

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1419
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2521
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1228
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1449
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$1078
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$792
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1849
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1081
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1770
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$530
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$529
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$568
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$534
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1237
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1201
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1230
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$557
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$908
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$573
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1008
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$553
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$873
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$530
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$624
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$761
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$930
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$477
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$503
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$453
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$463
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$808
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$545
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$483

Cities near Moroni

Distance	City	Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi	Domoni	$1207
246 km or 153 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
326 km or 202 mi	Pemba	$1511
414 km or 258 mi	Nacala	$1168
574 km or 357 mi	Nampula	$935
698 km or 434 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
760 km or 472 mi	Zanzibar	$609
760 km or 472 mi	Stone Town	$567
819 km or 509 mi	Morogoro	$421
868 km or 539 mi	Tanga	$552
918 km or 571 mi	Mangochi	$496
925 km or 575 mi	Antananarivo	$564
938 km or 583 mi	Mombasa	$596
941 km or 585 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
949 km or 590 mi	Zomba	$458
965 km or 600 mi	Mulanje	$461
969 km or 602 mi	Quelimane	$692
974 km or 605 mi	Toamasina	$476
992 km or 617 mi	Ntcheu	$493
994 km or 617 mi	Antsirabe	$493
1000 km or 621 mi	Blantyre	$506
1005 km or 624 mi	Malindi	$548
1005 km or 624 mi	Mzuzu	$527
1023 km or 636 mi	Dodoma	$526
1052 km or 653 mi	Mzimba	$565
1057 km or 657 mi	Lilongwe	$592
1117 km or 694 mi	Mbeya	$495
1136 km or 706 mi	Moshi	$533
1154 km or 717 mi	Tete	$820
1176 km or 731 mi	Arusha	$612
1274 km or 792 mi	Beira	$996
1296 km or 805 mi	Toliara	$453
1311 km or 815 mi	Machakos	$420
1328 km or 825 mi	Kasama	$888
1335 km or 829 mi	Chimoio	$916
1359 km or 844 mi	Nairobi	$811
1366 km or 849 mi	Thika	$460
1393 km or 865 mi	Mutare	$755
1446 km or 899 mi	Meru	$549
1448 km or 900 mi	Marondera	$779