Dubai vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$8925
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$2620
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$4454
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$807
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$5777
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
64
100
😀 Quality of life
86
97
🏙️ Population
3.33M
8.8M

The cost of living in Dubai is 43% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 1098th and 5th ($2309 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the United Arab Emirates and the United States, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 1.4 months in New York City. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 306th and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$9.78
 Cappuccino
$6.12
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$27.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$20585

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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 New York City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3108