Dubai vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5467
$1606
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$2923
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$473
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4153
$261
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
66
83
😀 Quality of life
90
68
🏙️ Population
3.94M
15.4M

The cost of living in Dubai is 244% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 947th and 7177th ($2470 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.4 months in Mumbai. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Mumbai ranked 1st in India, while ranked 184th and 4560th 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
$11.9
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$2.64
☕ Cappuccino
$6.41
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2083
$590
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1266
$326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3820
$1054
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2306
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.6
$9.25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
8.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7283
$6403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4305
$2693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.5
$4.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$2.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$5.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$0.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.4
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.8
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.6
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$3.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.7
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$870
$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17401
$4986

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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 Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$464
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$335
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$355
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$252
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$495
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$329
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$256
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$267
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$663
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$370
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$335
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$287
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$279
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$273
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$269
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$285
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$358
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$298
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$391
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$365
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$372
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$404
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$360
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$298
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$372
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$350
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$312
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$433
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$333
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$253
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$391
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$308
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$282
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$367
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$346
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$283
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$287
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$281