Dubai vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$1018
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5467
$2580
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$433
🏘️ Family rent
$2923
$731
🍽️ Food expenses
$473
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4153
$1251
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
66
54
😀 Quality of life
90
72
🏙️ Population
3.94M
791K

The cost of living in Dubai is 142% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 947th and 5436th ($2470 vs $1018) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 299th 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 1.2 months in Niigata. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Niigata ranked 365th in Japan, while ranked 184th and 2749th 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
$11.9
$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$6.41
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2083
$288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1266
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3820
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2306
$514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.6
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7283
$2634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4305
$2645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.5
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.4
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.8
$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.6
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.7
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$43.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$870
$62.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17401
$17418

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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 Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$993
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$996
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1015
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1013
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1021
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1019
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$996
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1030
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$997
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1066
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1008
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1044
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1053
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$950
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1058
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1007
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$942
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1074
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$935
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$932
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1025
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$919
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1004
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$924
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$933
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1002
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1031
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$914
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$928
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$956
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1009
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1021
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$944
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$949
134 km or 84 mi Date
$904
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1029
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1009