Dubai vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Dubai Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$2541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$6190
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$1502
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$2715
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$694
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$4036
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
64
99
😀 Quality of life
86
91
🏙️ Population
3.33M
1.6M

The cost of living in Dubai is 9% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 1098th and 710th ($2309 vs $2541) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 637th 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 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 1.6 months in Philadelphia. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Philadelphia ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 306th and 130th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Dubai vs Philadelphia infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Dubai vs Philadelphia

Prices for goods and services in Dubai and Philadelphia are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Dubai Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$5.99
 Cappuccino
$6.12
$4.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$1598
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$1201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$3091
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$2242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$64.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$3533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$2340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$15.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$7.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$4.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$5.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$4.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$1909
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$20863

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Philadelphia

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2603
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2578
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2691
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2593
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2336
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2585
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2532
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2606
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2305
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2514
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2581
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2577
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2578
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2301
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2607
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2617
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2286
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2254
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2506
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2510
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2550
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2256
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2667
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2735
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2091
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2662
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$2882
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2663
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2753
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2872
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2814
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2785
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2841
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2882
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2398
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2238
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2929
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2254
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2756
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2750