Dubai vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$3605
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$1385
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$398
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$2483
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
64
91
😀 Quality of life
86
93
🏙️ Population
3.33M
2.33M

The cost of living in Dubai is 85% more expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 1098th and 4466th ($2309 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 35th 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 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 2 months in Nagoya. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Nagoya ranked 5th in Japan, while ranked 306th and 65th 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
$10.5
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$3.48
☕ Cappuccino
$6.12
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$1675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$1099
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$2567
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$69.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$6.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$5.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$4.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$50
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$611
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$12650

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507

Cities near Nagoya

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$1048
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$1050
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$1036
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$1052
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$1049
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$1020
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$1026
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$1034
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$1029
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$1028
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$1040
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$1027
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$1057
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$1042
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$997
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$1046
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$1006
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$1023
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$1016
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$1006
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$990
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$1005
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$1020
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$993
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$1033
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$1033
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$1034
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$1054
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$1025
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$1039
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$979
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$1031
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$972
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$1029
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$967
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$1028
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$1091
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$991
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$1027