Dubai vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$1972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5467
$4629
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$1099
🏘️ Family rent
$2923
$1926
🍽️ Food expenses
$473
$525
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4153
$2041
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
66
91
😀 Quality of life
90
91
🏙️ Population
3.94M
2.75M

The cost of living in Dubai is 25% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 947th and 2104th ($2470 vs $1972) 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 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 1 months in Rome. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 184th and 134th 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
$11.9
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$63.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$6.2
☕ Cappuccino
$6.41
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2083
$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1266
$861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3820
$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2306
$1571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.6
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7283
$8628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4305
$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.5
$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$5.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.4
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.8
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.6
$107
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.7
$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$870
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17401
$14156

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1543
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469

Cities near Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1179
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1779
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1707
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1512
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1425
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1417
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1400
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1683
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1436
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1367
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1128
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1166
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1173
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1322
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1474
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1421
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1316
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1212
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1383
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1473
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1296
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1217
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1215
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1395
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1240
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1407
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1346
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1429
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1385
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1645
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1048
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1480
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1570
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1413
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1305
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1476
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1201
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1431
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1685
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1330