Dubai vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5425
$1660
🏠 One person rent
$1724
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$2960
$755
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$51.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3933
$830
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
65
82
😀 Quality of life
90
72
🏙️ Population
3.94M
15.4M

The cost of living in Dubai is 242% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 846th and 6947th ($2512 vs $735) 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 1.6 months in Dubai compared to 1.1 months in Mumbai. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Mumbai ranked 1st in India, while ranked 159th and 2437th 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
$9.98
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.6
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.43
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$2.35
 Cappuccino
$5.82
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2105
$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1334
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3796
$1130
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2360
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$214
$48.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99.3
$9.11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.42%
9.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7433
$7052
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3881
$3299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$4.65
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.14
$3.09
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$6.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.5
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$7.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$8.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$0.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.44
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.7
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.8
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.2
$30.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$57
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$825
$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14456
$3679

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1383
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2504
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1081
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1215
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1455
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1450
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1915
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$631
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1713
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$995
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$794
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1762
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1116
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1688
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$537
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$537
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$530
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$515
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1240
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1205
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$524
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$1063
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$578
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1055
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$564
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$893
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$541
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$527
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$604
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$536
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$913
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$521
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$464
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$515
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$807
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$567
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$493

Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$503
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$374
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$412
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$279
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$519
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$359
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$313
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$287
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$730
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$392
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$358
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$318
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$301
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$314
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$303
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$297
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$358
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$385
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$346
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$478
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$408
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$410
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$498
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$387
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$325
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$436
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$377
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$340
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$462
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$364
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$252
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$422
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$331
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$300
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$394
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$367
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$309
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$316
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$315