Dubai vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dubai	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2379	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5357	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$1601	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$2918	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3975	$3655
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	65	93
😀 Quality of life	87	98
🏙️ Population	3.33M	2.14M

The cost of living in Dubai is 15% more expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 989th and 1654th ($2379 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in the United Arab Emirates and Australia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 1.8 months in Perth. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 288th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Perth

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	Dubai	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.6	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$6.1	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1909	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1243	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3782	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$91.5	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3507	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.2	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.22	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.03	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.2	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$903	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13241	$11252

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1668
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645