Dubai vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2514
$1778
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5509
$4184
🏠 One person rent
$1723
$1098
🏘️ Family rent
$3020
$1897
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$426
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4067
$2284
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
65
93
😀 Quality of life
91
89
🏙️ Population
3.94M
1.4M

The cost of living in Dubai is 41% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 848th and 2821st ($2514 vs $1778) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.6 months in Dubai compared to 1.3 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 158th and 277th 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
$10.3
$9.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.32
$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.9
$2.73
☕ Cappuccino
$5.8
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2095
$1073
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1336
$830
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3716
$1910
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2461
$1487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$196
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.1
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7516
$10023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3977
$7034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.62
$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.15
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.12
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.44
$4.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.6
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.7
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$857
$994
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15029
$15329

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1419
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2521
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1228
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1078
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$792
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1849
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1081
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1770
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$530
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$529
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$568
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$534
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1237
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1201
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1230
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$557
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$908
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$573
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1008
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$553
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$873
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$530
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$604
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$624
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$930
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$477
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$463
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$808
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$545
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$483

Cities near Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1601
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1580
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1564
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1337
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1187
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1104
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1196
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1915
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1211
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$1063
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1028
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$986
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1074
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1182
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1489
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1125
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1317
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1209
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1195
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1152
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1427
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1195
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1223
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1216
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1212
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1257
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1473
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1236
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1117
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1103
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1401
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1490
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1555
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$953
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1301
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1432
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1308
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1485
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1428
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1284