Dubai vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$1141
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5467
$2892
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$2923
$818
🍽️ Food expenses
$473
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4153
$1896
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
66
92
😀 Quality of life
90
78
🏙️ Population
3.94M
2.33M

The cost of living in Dubai is 116% more expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 947th and 4892nd ($2470 vs $1141) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 41st in the United Arab Emirates and Japan, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 1.7 months in Nagoya. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Nagoya ranked 41st in Japan, while ranked 184th and 865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Nagoya

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Dubai Nagoya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$3.07
☕ Cappuccino
$6.41
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2083
$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1266
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3820
$911
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2306
$601
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$77.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.6
$36.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
2.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7283
$2328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4305
$1124
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.5
$62.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$5.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$4.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$5.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.4
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.8
$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.6
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.7
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$45.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$870
$572
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17401
$14392

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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 Nagoya

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$966
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$961
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$954
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$966
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$958
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$958
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$961
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$948
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$943
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$963
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$958
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$938
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$961
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$945
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$949
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$947
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$958
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$937
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$958
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$945
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$942
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$957
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$960
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$947
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$940
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$961
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$913
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$931
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$930
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$957
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$958
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$922
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$937
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$914
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$921
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$914
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$941
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$938
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$955
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$931