Dubai vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Dubai Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1975
$1895
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4546
$4299
🏠 One person rent
$1193
$1131
🏘️ Family rent
$2125
$1718
🍽️ Food expenses
$451
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4429
$3871
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
61
94
😀 Quality of life
88
95
🏙️ Population
3.33M
592K

The cost of living in Dubai is 4% more expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 1578th and 1756th ($1975 vs $1895) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in the United Arab Emirates and the Netherlands, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dubai compared to 2 months in Rotterdam. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Rotterdam ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 174th and 28th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Rotterdam

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Dubai Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.1
$57.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.35
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$4.72
☕ Cappuccino
$6.47
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$2.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1461
$1160
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$855
$889
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2763
$1731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1616
$1372
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.1
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
3.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4041
$5208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2340
$3396
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.04
$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.9
$93.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.31
$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.4
$6.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.46
$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.37
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.63
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.3
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.4
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.87
$22.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$80.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$1729
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13624
$8548

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1335
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$743
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$956
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1109
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1395
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1306
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1897
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$724
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1471
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1255
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$790
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1940
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1123
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1894
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$922
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$1012
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$631
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$677
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1326
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$772
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1023
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$639
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$926
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$803
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$962
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$782
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$872
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$698
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$745
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$598
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$723
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$500
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$898
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$749
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$727
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$795
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$673
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$829
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$744
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$621

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$1772
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1726
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$1661
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$1891
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1769
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$1766
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2091
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$1856
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1703
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1741
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1734
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$1970
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1727
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2022
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2361
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$1727
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$1829
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1702
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2412
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$1920
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$1944
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1503
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$1536
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1718
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1637
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$1667
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$1699
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$1895
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1734
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1431
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1995
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1637
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$1531
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1656
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1654
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1594
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1535
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$1738
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1547
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1542