Dubai vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

Dubai Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1924
$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4530
$1637
🏠 One person rent
$1170
$334
🏘️ Family rent
$2204
$798
🍽️ Food expenses
$437
$186
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$56.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4381
$622
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
61
81
😀 Quality of life
90
65
🏙️ Population
3.33M
15.4M

The cost of living in Dubai is 208% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 1903rd and 7432nd ($1924 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in the United Arab Emirates and India, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Dubai compared to 1 months in Mumbai. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Mumbai ranked 3rd in India, while ranked 130th and 4403rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Mumbai

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Dubai Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$3.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.8
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.19
$3.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.7
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1453
$468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$829
$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2679
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1737
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.6
$8.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
7.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3907
$6074
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2398
$2718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.9
$7.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$2.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$5.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.22
$3.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.2
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.58
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$1.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.28
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.1
$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.3
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.63
$2.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.7
$32.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$53.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$756
$98.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11590
$3106

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1343
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1129
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1020
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1096
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1362
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1260
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$799
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1964
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1150
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1797
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$688
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$968
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$689
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$693
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1277
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1245
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1277
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$688
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$952
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$987
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$947
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$880
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$690
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$691
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$687
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$657
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$907
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$686
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$687
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$785
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$650
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$863
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$837
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$686

Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$469
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$506
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$328
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$331
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$359
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$469
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$366
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$376
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$234
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$426
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$311
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$314
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$332
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$330
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$335
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$306
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$349
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$362
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$333
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$264
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$736
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$454
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$354
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$384
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$333
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$379
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$327
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$330
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$331
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$832
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$325
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$291
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$336
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$294
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$350
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$331
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$337
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$248
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$255
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$304