Dubai vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dubai	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2379	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5357	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$1601	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$2918	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3975	$1842
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	65	92
😀 Quality of life	87	86
🏙️ Population	3.33M	2.75M

The cost of living in Dubai is 39% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 989th and 2624th ($2379 vs $1718) 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 1.1 months in Rome. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 288th and 337th 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	$10.9	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.6	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$6.1	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1909	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1243	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3782	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$91.5	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3507	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.2	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.22	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.03	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.2	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$903	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13241	$9864

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201