Dubai vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$1212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$3074
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$1065
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$2247
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
64
97
😀 Quality of life
86
96
🏙️ Population
3.33M
2.75M

The cost of living in Dubai is 90% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 1098th and 4566th ($2309 vs $1212) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 45th 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 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 1.9 months in Osaka. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 306th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Osaka

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Dubai Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$7.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$3.7
 Cappuccino
$6.12
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$3644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$2897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$29.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$64.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$64.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$70.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$5653

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507

Cities near Osaka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1140
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1362
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1117
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1132
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1169
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1077
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1094
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1086
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1073
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1125
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1174
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1162
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$1052
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$1068
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1062
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$1056
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1096
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1065
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$1021
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1120
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$1063
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1067
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1113
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$1030
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1068
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$1034
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$1014
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$1037
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$1043
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$1068
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$1016