Dubai vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2379
$1513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5357
$3601
🏠 One person rent
$1601
$911
🏘️ Family rent
$2918
$1611
🍽️ Food expenses
$453
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$1829
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
65
93
😀 Quality of life
87
87
🏙️ Population
3.33M
1.38M

The cost of living in Dubai is 57% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 989th and 3363rd ($2379 vs $1513) 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 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 1.2 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 288th and 285th 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
$10.9
$8.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.28
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.6
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$6.1
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1909
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1243
$685
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3782
$1728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2332
$1240
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$164
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$91.5
$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6638
$7481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3507
$5304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.2
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$9.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$6.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.03
$6.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$3.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.1
$62.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.2
$50.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$903
$758
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13241
$12277

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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 Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1371
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1370
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1216
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1092
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1166
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1092
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1795
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1081
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$971
72 km or 45 mi Most
$942
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$880
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1163
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1048
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1314
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1033
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1135
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1159
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1030
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$950
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1352
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1088
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1150
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1112
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1092
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1107
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1352
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1121
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$979
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$974
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1347
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1402
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1059
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1202
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1420
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1227
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1351
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1362
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1120