Dubai vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$5726
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$1432
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$2535
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$3974
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
66
99
😀 Quality of life
90
96
🏙️ Population
3.94M
2.11M

The cost of living in Dubai is 2% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1039th and 916th ($2420 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and France, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 203rd and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Paris

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Dubai Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$17184

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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 Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1991
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1876
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1992
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1911
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1821
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1459
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1654
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1469
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1775
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1448
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1547
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1443
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1383
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1370
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1365
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1520
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1276
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1650
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1306
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1626
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1437
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1544