Dubai vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$1644
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$754
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$51.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$255
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
66
83
😀 Quality of life
90
67
🏙️ Population
3.94M
15.4M

The cost of living in Dubai is 230% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 1039th and 7076th ($2420 vs $733) 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 0.3 months in Mumbai. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Mumbai ranked 3rd in India, while ranked 203rd and 4887th 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
$10.2
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$55.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$9.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$6877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$2712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$5.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$2.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$3.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$0.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$4.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$56.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$4412

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492

Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$475
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$355
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$379
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$294
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$502
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$268
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$286
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$693
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$362
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$344
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$303
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$282
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$287
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$282
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$302
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$382
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$319
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$428
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$385
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$388
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$441
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$373
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$310
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$397
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$366
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$324
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$437
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$349
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$401
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$321
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$286
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$378
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$355
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$297
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$301
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$301