Dubai vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dubai	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2379	$2968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5357	$8022
🏠 One person rent	$1601	$1832
🏘️ Family rent	$2918	$4049
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$798
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3975	$5520
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	65	97
😀 Quality of life	87	94
🏙️ Population	3.33M	441K

The cost of living in Dubai is 20% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 989th and 182nd ($2379 vs $2968) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 159th 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 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 1.9 months in Oakland. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Oakland ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 288th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Oakland

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	Dubai	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$30.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.6	$7.96
☕ Cappuccino	$6.1	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1909	$1826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1243	$1533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3782	$4410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$3547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$91.5	$70.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$7152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3507	$7023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.2	$84.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$6.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.22	$6.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$7.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$6.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$2.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.03	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.2	$178
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$903	$2719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13241	$18963

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dubai

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 Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3364
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2888
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2963
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2929
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3905
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2888
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3004
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$2999
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3785
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3190
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$3045
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2840
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3195
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3226
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3269
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2780
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2778
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3466
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3678
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3183
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3002
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2767
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3059
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3997
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3657
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3344
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2412
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3060
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3649
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3187
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3326