Dubai vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Dubai | Rome | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Dubai is 32% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 1098th and 2722nd ($2309 vs $1750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the United Arab Emirates and Italy, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Italy comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 306th and 294th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Dubai vs Rome
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| Dubai | Rome | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Dubai
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 13 km or 8 mi |  Sharjah | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Ajman | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | Umm al-Quwain | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Fujairah | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Ras al-Khaimah | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Al Ain | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Abu Dhabi | |
| 234 km or 146 mi |  Bandar Abbas | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Madinat Zayed | |
| 339 km or 211 mi |  Seeb | |
| 344 km or 214 mi | Nizwa | |
| 380 km or 236 mi |  Doha | |
| 380 km or 236 mi | Muscat | |
| 385 km or 239 mi | Al Khor | |
| 399 km or 248 mi | Jahrom | |
| 440 km or 273 mi | Fasa | |
| 449 km or 279 mi | Jiroft | |
| 466 km or 290 mi | Sirjan | |
| 485 km or 301 mi |  Manama | |
| 486 km or 302 mi | Riffa | |
| 487 km or 303 mi | Isa Town | |
| 523 km or 325 mi | Bam | |
| 528 km or 328 mi |  Dhahran | |
| 534 km or 332 mi | Chabahar | |
| 537 km or 334 mi | Dammam | |
| 554 km or 345 mi | Shiraz | |
| 560 km or 348 mi | Qatif | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Al-Mubarraz | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Marvdasht | |
| 574 km or 357 mi | Rafsanjan | |
| 578 km or 359 mi | Iranshahr | |
| 584 km or 363 mi | Kerman | |
| 595 km or 370 mi | Jubail | |
| 601 km or 373 mi | Borazjan | |
| 603 km or 375 mi | Kazerun | |
| 604 km or 375 mi | Bushehr | |
| 703 km or 437 mi | Yasuj | |
| 721 km or 448 mi | Zahedan | |
| 743 km or 461 mi | Yazd | |
| 773 km or 481 mi | Behbahan |
Cities near Rome
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 2.7 km or 1.7 mi |  Vatican City | |
| 19 km or 12 mi |  Frascati | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Ladispoli | |
| 44 km or 27 mi | Cisterna di Latina | |
| 47 km or 29 mi | Colleferro | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Anzio | |
| 59 km or 37 mi | Latina | |
| 61 km or 38 mi | Civitavecchia | |
| 65 km or 40 mi | Rieti | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Viterbo | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | Terni | |
| 78 km or 48 mi | Frosinone | |
| 80 km or 49 mi | Avezzano | |
| 91 km or 56 mi | L'Aquila | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Terracina | |
| 120 km or 74 mi | Foligno | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Teramo | |
| 136 km or 84 mi | Perugia | |
| 140 km or 87 mi | Ascoli Piceno | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Chieti | |
| 156 km or 97 mi | Pescara | |
| 170 km or 106 mi | Aversa | |
| 173 km or 107 mi | Santa Maria Capua Vetere | |
| 174 km or 108 mi | Fermo | |
| 175 km or 109 mi | Macerata | |
| 178 km or 111 mi | Giugliano in Campania | |
| 179 km or 112 mi | Caserta | |
| 181 km or 113 mi | Arezzo | |
| 183 km or 114 mi | Frattamaggiore | |
| 184 km or 115 mi | Siena | |
| 185 km or 115 mi | Campobasso | |
| 187 km or 116 mi | Civitanova Marche | |
| 189 km or 117 mi | Naples | |
| 209 km or 130 mi | Ancona | |
| 210 km or 130 mi | Benevento | |
| 213 km or 133 mi | Castellammare di Stabia | |
| 221 km or 137 mi | Avellino | |
| 221 km or 137 mi | Fano | |
| 226 km or 140 mi | Amalfi | |
| 227 km or 141 mi |  San Marino City |