Dubai vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2229
$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5278
$1886
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$2877
$1010
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3926
$836
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
64
82
😀 Quality of life
88
65
🏙️ Population
3.33M
15.4M

The cost of living in Dubai is 216% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 1218th and 6763rd ($2229 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.8 months in Dubai compared to 1.2 months in Mumbai. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Mumbai ranked 5th in India, while ranked 189th and 4571st 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
$9.9
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$3.2
 Cappuccino
$6.06
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1742
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1101
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3504
$1624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2351
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$42.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.3
$9.02
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
8.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4930
$8282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2984
$4116
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.6
$4.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$3.15
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.44
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$6.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$4.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.84
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.12
$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.7
$25.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$4.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.5
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$3.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.2
$28.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$720
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14799
$2517

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1612
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1841
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1191
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1132
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1164
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$787
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1872
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1126
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1810
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$798
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$890
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$573
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$604
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1375
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1285
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1327
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$544
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$959
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$779
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1005
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$606
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$868
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$604
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$530
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$672
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$457
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$910
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$621
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$561
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$822
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$575
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$541

Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$482
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$391
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$315
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$510
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$377
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$400
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$301
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$809
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$345
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$379
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$352
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$359
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$296
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$345
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$359
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$399
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$361
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$497
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$431
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$376
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$508
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$396
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$353
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$433
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$385
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$358
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$505
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$361
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$250
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$339
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$342
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$375
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$377
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$390
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$323
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$360
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$325