Dubai vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2379
$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5357
$2916
🏠 One person rent
$1601
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$2918
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$453
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$1530
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
52
😀 Quality of life
87
67
🏙️ Population
3.33M
791K

The cost of living in Dubai is 125% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 989th and 5101st ($2379 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 306th 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 1.4 months in Niigata. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Niigata ranked 581st in Japan, while ranked 288th and 3754th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Niigata

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Dubai Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.28
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.6
$2.81
☕ Cappuccino
$6.1
$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1909
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1243
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3782
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2332
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$91.5
$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6638
$2858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3507
$2642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.2
$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.03
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$22.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.1
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.2
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$44.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$903
$83.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13241
$15118

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1494
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2240
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1239
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1844
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$967
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$780
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1779
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1090
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1709
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$547
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$548
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$518
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$514
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1280
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1223
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1243
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$515
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$1068
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$585
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1056
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$589
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$897
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$563
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$507
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$605
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$464
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$901
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$546
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$529
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$829
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$573
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$536

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1004
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1011
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1018
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1022
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1029
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1021
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1047
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1024
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1095
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1034
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1076
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1066
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1092
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1035
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$997
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1096
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1050
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1002
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1112
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$986
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$987
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1069
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$969
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1029
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$978
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$980
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1047
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1082
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1008
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$973
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1016
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1038
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1042
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$983
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$988
134 km or 84 mi Date
$985
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1065
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1052