Dubai vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2514
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5509
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$1723
$390
🏘️ Family rent
$3020
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4067
$1897
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
52
😀 Quality of life
91
72
🏙️ Population
3.94M
791K

The cost of living in Dubai is 150% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 848th and 5515th ($2514 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 404th 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 1.6 months in Dubai compared to 1.9 months in Niigata. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Niigata ranked 406th in Japan, while ranked 158th and 3269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.3
$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.32
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.9
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$5.8
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2095
$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1336
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3716
$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2461
$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.1
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7516
$2790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3977
$2422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.62
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.15
$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.12
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$21.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.44
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.6
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.7
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$857
$66.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15029
$14992

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1419
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2521
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1228
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1078
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$792
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1849
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1081
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1770
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$530
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$529
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$568
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$534
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1237
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1201
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1230
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$557
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$908
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$573
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1008
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$553
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$873
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$530
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$604
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$624
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$930
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$477
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$463
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$808
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$545
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$483

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$954
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$966
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$975
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$979
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$987
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$989
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$977
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1010
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$989
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1056
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1000
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1034
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1034
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1050
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$991
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$964
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1057
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1003
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$959
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1075
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$951
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$950
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1041
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$938
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1007
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$953
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$959
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1020
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1029
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$929
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$955
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$963
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1017
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1026
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$967
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$972
134 km or 84 mi Date
$921
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1016
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1001