Dubai vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$2607
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$695
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$1617
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
66
54
😀 Quality of life
90
74
🏙️ Population
3.94M
791K

The cost of living in Dubai is 136% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 1039th and 5487th ($2420 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 361st 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 1.6 months in Niigata. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Niigata ranked 214th in Japan, while ranked 203rd and 2415th 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
$10.2
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$3.67
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$2772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$38.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$65.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$16483

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$984
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$999
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1011
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1016
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1024
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1015
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1056
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1023
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1099
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1037
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1072
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1060
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1083
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1018
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$975
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1085
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1031
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$968
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1100
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$954
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1058
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$941
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1022
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$948
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$958
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1035
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1058
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$942
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$948
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$983
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1035
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1041
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$958
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$969
134 km or 84 mi Date
$926
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1045
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1032