Dubai vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2229
$1531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5278
$3619
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$923
🏘️ Family rent
$2877
$1662
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3926
$1671
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
64
92
😀 Quality of life
88
85
🏙️ Population
3.33M
1.36M

The cost of living in Dubai is 46% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 1218th and 3308th ($2229 vs $1531) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.8 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 189th and 273rd 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
$9.9
$8.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$8.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$6.06
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1742
$926
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1101
$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3504
$1804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2351
$1265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.3
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4930
$7359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2984
$5167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.6
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$12.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.44
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$6.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.84
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.12
$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.7
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.5
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.2
$84
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$720
$583
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14799
$11372

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1612
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1841
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1191
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1132
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1164
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$787
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1872
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1126
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1810
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$798
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$890
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$573
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$604
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1375
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1285
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1327
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$544
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$959
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$779
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1005
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$606
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$868
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$604
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$530
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$672
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$457
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$910
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$621
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$561
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$822
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$575
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$541

Cities near Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1383
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1374
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1363
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1188
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1116
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1015
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1130
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1102
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1063
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1027
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1293
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1127
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1122
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1073
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1046
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1311
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$949
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1077
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1013
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$979
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1090
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1344
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1083
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$956
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1347
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1406
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1019
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1165
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1344
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1078
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1351
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1310
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1002