Dubai vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$3833
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$1005
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$1751
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$1865
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
64
92
😀 Quality of life
86
86
🏙️ Population
3.33M
1.38M

The cost of living in Dubai is 41% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 1098th and 3084th ($2309 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the United Arab Emirates and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 1.1 months in Prague. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 306th and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Prague

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Dubai Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$2.51
 Cappuccino
$6.12
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$1012
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$1872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$1359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
5.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$7685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$5446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$13.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$6.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$54.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$89.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$12545

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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 Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1474
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1468
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1244
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1196
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1103
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1150
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
72 km or 45 mi Most
$957
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$929
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1198
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1107
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1362
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1051
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1185
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1186
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1106
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1353
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1122
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1176
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1163
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1668
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1142
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1393
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1159
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1016
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1404
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1462
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1195
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1215
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1377
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1237
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1413
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1364
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1141