Dubai vs Oklahoma City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Oklahoma City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$1922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$4714
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$1055
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$1716
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$616
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$3644
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
66
71
😀 Quality of life
90
88
🏙️ Population
3.94M
681K

The cost of living in Dubai is 26% more expensive than in Oklahoma City. Cities ranked 1039th and 2320th ($2420 vs $1922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1744th 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 Oklahoma City. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Oklahoma City ranked 91st in the United States, while ranked 203rd and 312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Oklahoma City

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Dubai Oklahoma City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$6.04
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$5.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$983
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$769
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$1804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$1279
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$84.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
6.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$2262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$47.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$5.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$4.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$5.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$9.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$6.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$3.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$95.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$1590
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$25219

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Cities near Dubai

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 Oklahoma City

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Del
$1955
14 km or 8.6 mi Midwest
$1941
17 km or 10 mi Moore
$2011
19 km or 12 mi Yukon
$1883
20 km or 12 mi Mustang
$1947
20 km or 13 mi Edmond
$1758
31 km or 19 mi Norman
$2039
57 km or 35 mi Shawnee
$1865
83 km or 51 mi Stillwater
$1850
107 km or 66 mi Enid
$1838
114 km or 71 mi Duncan
$1853
126 km or 78 mi Lawton
$1652
142 km or 88 mi Sapulpa
$1903
143 km or 89 mi Ponca
$1571
149 km or 93 mi Ardmore
$1860
159 km or 99 mi Bixby
$1894
161 km or 100 mi Tulsa
$1876
170 km or 105 mi Broken Arrow
$1884
178 km or 111 mi Owasso
$1833
196 km or 122 mi Claremore
$1842
198 km or 123 mi Wichita Falls
$1581
198 km or 123 mi Muskogee
$1536
200 km or 124 mi Bartlesville
$1762
212 km or 132 mi Denison
$2214
222 km or 138 mi Sherman
$2249
231 km or 144 mi Derby
$1860
246 km or 153 mi Wichita
$1820
255 km or 158 mi Denton
$1979
263 km or 164 mi Corinth
$2177
264 km or 164 mi Little Elm
$2225
267 km or 166 mi McKinney
$2285
269 km or 167 mi Frisco
$2393
272 km or 169 mi Paris
$2115
273 km or 169 mi The Colony
$2233
276 km or 171 mi Flower Mound
$2135
276 km or 172 mi Lewisville
$2076
277 km or 172 mi Allen
$2293
280 km or 174 mi Plano
$2127
281 km or 175 mi Siloam Springs
$2034
283 km or 176 mi Carrollton
$2188